VISUAL ARTS

In the 1920s through 1940s, the enigmatic and charismatic John Graham (1886–1961) and his circle of New York artists, including Stuart Davis, Arshile Gorky, and Willem de Kooning, helped redefine painting and sculpture. They, along with others in Graham’s orbit such as Jackson Pollock and David Smith, were leaders in the advancement of American modernism. American Vanguards showcases more than 95  works of art that demonstrate the inter-connections, common sources, and shared stimuli among Graham’s circle. This exhibition, curated by notable scholars William C. Agee, Irving Sandler, and Karen Wilkin, is  accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue. This critical reconsideration sheds new light on the New York School, Abstract Expressionism, and the vitality of American modernism between the two world wars.