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Mary Abbott (artist)

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Mary Abbott
Born (1921-07-27) July 27, 1921 (age 102)
New York City
NationalityAmerican
Known forAbstract expressionism

Mary Abbott (born July 27, 1921) is an American artist known as a member of the New York School of abstract expressionists in the late 1940s and 1950s. Her abstract and figurative work were also influenced by her time spent in St. Croix and Haiti, where she lived off and on throughout the 1950s.[1]

Family history

Abbott was born in New York City, where she attended the Chapin School.[2] 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.[3] 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.

Works

Selected solo exhibitions

Selected group exhibitions

See also

References

  1. ^ Mary Abbott: Island Works: Paintings from the 1950s McCormick Gallery, Chicago, June 7 - August 10, 2013. Retrieved on January 13, 2016.
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ ‘’Biography from Askart’’
  4. ^ "Mary Abbott and Sally Egbert". Spanierman Gallery at East Hampton. 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

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