Harris, Bettye and Janet Ross, Susan M. Mayer & Deborah Franklin — Words in Action, Abstract Expressionism

Huntington Gallery, The University of Texas at Austin, 1976. Softbound. White stapled wraps with black/red images. 30 pp. 14 bw illus. Published to accompany the exhibit: Abstract Expressionists and Imagists: A "Retrospective View, Selections from the Michener Collection of 20th Century American Art, Feb. l--.March 28, 1976. as it says on page 4: A free -wheeling style of painting where the artist uses canvas as an arena for acti on. Abstract tells you that the artist invents shapes & symbols. Expressionism means the painting deals with the artists private response to the world. You will see paintings that are spontaneoous exp ressions of physical energy. The vocabulary in this catalogue will help you understand more about the art of Abstract Expressionism. VG .