Burgoyne Diller

Burgoyne Diller
Born	(1906-01-13)January 13, 1906 The Bronx, New York
Died	January 30, 1965(1965-01-30) (aged 59) Brooklyn, New York
Nationality	American
Field	Painting
Movement	Abstract art

Burgoyne A. Diller (January 13, 1906 – January 30, 1965) was an American abstract painter. Many of his best-known works are characterized by orthogonal geometric forms that reflect his strong interest in the De Stijl movement and the work of Piet Mondrian in particular. Overall, his Geometric abstraction and non-objective style also owe much to his study with Hans Hofmann at the Art Students League of New York. He was a founding member of the American Abstract Artists. Diller's abstract work has sometimes been termed "constructivist". He also did figurative and representational works early in his career working as a muralist for the New York City Federal Arts Project.

Collections

• Whitney Museum of American Art (New York)
• Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
• National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC)
• Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (Washington, DC)

References

• Larsen, Susan C. “The American Abstract Artists: A Documentary History 1936-1941”, Archives of American Art Journal, Vol. 14, No. 1 (1974), p 2.

Books

• Barbara Haskell; Burgoyne Diller; Whitney Museum of American Art. Burgoyne Diller (New York : Whitney Museum of American Art, 1990) (Worldcat link: [1]) ISBN 0-87427-071-5; ISBN 978-0-87427-071-6
• Walker Art Center; Dallas Museum of Fine Arts; Pasadena Art Museum. Burgoyne Diller, an American constructivist: paintings, sculptures, drawings. Exhibition, Walker Art Center, 12 Dec. 1971 - 16 Jan. 1972; Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, 16 Feb. - 26 Mar. 1972; Pasadena Art Museum, 9 May - 2 July 1972. (Minneapolis, 1971) (Worldcat link: [2]) OCLC 38719365

External links

• Askart.com's info summary page on Burgoyne Diller
• Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Art: interview with Burgoyne Diller
• American Abstract Artists
• Artcyclopedia entry on Burgoyne Diller
• Burgoyne Diller Papers at Smithsonian's Archives of American Art
• Chronology of related artists and art fields Burgoyne Diller involved with Public Works of Art Project in 1934 and WPA in 1937