Mary Abbott
Encyclopedia
Mary Abbott is an American artist who belonged to the New York School
of abstract expressionists.
. Her family lineage traces back to John Adams
, the second president of the United States
. Her mother, Elizabeth Grinnell, was a poet and syndicated columnist with Hearst
newspapers.
After World War II, Abbott joined the "Downtown Group", which represented a group of artists who lived in lower Manhattan
. In 1946, she set up a studio on Tenth Street in Manhattan
.
New York School
The New York School was an informal group of American poets, painters, dancers, and musicians active in the 1950s, 1960s in New York City...
of abstract expressionists.
Family history
Mary Abbott was born July 27, 1921, in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Her family lineage traces back to John Adams
John Adams
John Adams was an American lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States...
, the second president of the United States
United States
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. Her mother, Elizabeth Grinnell, was a poet and syndicated columnist with Hearst
Hearst
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newspapers.
After World War II, Abbott joined the "Downtown Group", which represented a group of artists who lived in lower Manhattan
Manhattan
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. In 1946, she set up a studio on Tenth Street in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 1950-60: Robert Keen Gallery, Southampton, NYSouthampton (village), New YorkSouthampton is a village in Suffolk County, New York, USA. The village is named after the Earl of Southampton. The Village of Southampton is in the southeast part of the county in the Town of Southampton...
; - 1964, 65, 66: Kornblee Gallery, New York, NY;
- 1967: “In Loft,” New York, NY; Galerie Kleber, ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
; - 1974: College of St. CatherineCollege of St. CatherineSt. Catherine University is a private Catholic university for women located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. There is also a campus in Minneapolis. Enrollment is 5,246 students. With approximately 2,900 bachelor's students, it is the largest university for women in the United States. Its...
, St. Paul, MN; Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, MN; - 1974, 75: Carleton College, Northfield, MN;
- 1977: Ann Hathaway Gallery, Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
; - 1978: St. Benedicts, St. Joseph, MN; Lake Gallery, Minneapolis, MN;
- 1985: Ingber Gallery, New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
; - 1986: Benton Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY;
- 1988, 90, 93: Benton Gallery, Southampton, NYSouthampton (village), New YorkSouthampton is a village in Suffolk County, New York, USA. The village is named after the Earl of Southampton. The Village of Southampton is in the southeast part of the county in the Town of Southampton...
; - 1997: Arlen Bujese, East Hampton, NY.
- 2007: McCormick Gallery, Chicago, IL
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 1952: Kootz Gallery, New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
; - 1952-56: Tanager Gallery, New York;
- 1954, 55, 57: “New York Painting and Sculpture Annual,” Stable GalleryStable GalleryThe Stable Gallery, originally located on West 58th Street in New York, was founded in 1953 by Eleanor Ward. The Stable Gallery hosted early solo New York exhibitions for artists including Robert Indiana and Andy Warhol.-History:...
, New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
; - 1955: “Poets Choose Painters,” Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York City;
- 1956: “Recent Drawings USA,” Museum of Modern ArtMuseum of Modern ArtThe Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
, NY; Colorado Springs Fine Arts CenterColorado Springs Fine Arts CenterThe Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center is an arts center located just north of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. Located on the same city block are the American Numismatic Association and part of the campus of Colorado College....
, ColoradoColoradoColorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
; - 1959: “Poetry and Painting,” Kornblee Gallery, NY;
- 1964: Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY;
- 1965: Long Island UniversityLong Island UniversityLong Island University is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution of higher education in the U.S. state of New York.-History:...
, NY; - 1966, 77, 87, 90: Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY;
- 1970, 1993: “Works on Paper,” Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina at GreensboroUniversity of North Carolina at GreensboroThe University of North Carolina at Greensboro , also known as UNC Greensboro, is a public university in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate, 61 master's and 26...
; - 1970: Poindexter Gallery, NY;
- 1976: Landmark Gallery, New York;
- 1977: “Eight Artists, Minnesota, U.S.A.,” Projects Arts Center, Dublin, Ireland;
- 1977, 85: University of MinnesotaUniversity of MinnesotaThe University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
; Minneapolis Institute of Art, MinnesotaMinnesotaMinnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
; - 1985: Ingber Gallery, New York;
- 1990: “East Hampton Avant–Garde; A Salute to the Signa Gallery,” East Hampton, NY;
- 1991, 92: Benton Gallery, Southampton, NYSouthampton (village), New YorkSouthampton is a village in Suffolk County, New York, USA. The village is named after the Earl of Southampton. The Village of Southampton is in the southeast part of the county in the Town of Southampton...
; - 1992: “Artists for the United World,” United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, UN PlazaUN PlazaUN Plaza is a residential building located in Bucharest. It has 18 floors and a surface of 20,000 sqm.-External links:...
, New York; National Academy of DesignNational Academy of DesignThe National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, founded in New York City as the National Academy of Design – known simply as the "National Academy" – is an honorary association of American artists founded in 1825 by Samuel F. B. Morse, Asher B. Durand, Thomas Cole, Martin E...
, New York; Sidney Mishkin Gallery, Baruch CollegeBaruch CollegeBernard M. Baruch College, more commonly known as Baruch College, is a constituent college of the City University of New York, located in the Flatiron district of Manhattan, New York City. With an acceptance rate of just 23%, Baruch is among the most competitive and diverse colleges in the nation...
, New York; - 1992, 93: Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York;
- 1993-2000: Arlene Bujese Gallery, East Hampton, NY;
- 2007: “Suitcase Paintings: Small Scale Abstract Expressionsim,” circ. Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GeorgiaAthens, GeorgiaAthens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
; - 2008: Mary Abbott and Sally Egbert, Spanierman Gallery at East HamptonEast Hampton (village), New YorkThe Village of East Hampton is a village in Town of East Hampton, New York. It is located in Suffolk County, on the South Fork of eastern Long Island...
- 2009: “1959”, McCormick Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
See also
- Art movementArt movementAn art movement is a tendency or style in art with a specific common philosophy or goal, followed by a group of artists during a restricted period of time, or, at least, with the heyday of the movement defined within a number of years...
- Abstract expressionismAbstract expressionismAbstract expressionism was an American post–World War II art movement. It was the first specifically American movement to achieve worldwide influence and put New York City at the center of the western art world, a role formerly filled by Paris...
- Action paintingAction paintingAction painting sometimes called "gestural abstraction", is a style of painting in which paint is spontaneously dribbled, splashed or smeared onto the canvas, rather than being carefully applied...
- New York SchoolNew York SchoolThe New York School was an informal group of American poets, painters, dancers, and musicians active in the 1950s, 1960s in New York City...