Museum reveals untold parts of history
Thu, 11/05/2020 - 3:00pm
Rose Dumaine
BRATTLEBORO- Textbook descriptions of 20th century art movements typically trace a progression from Abstract Expressionism to Color Field, followed by Pop Art as a reaction to Color Field. But a new exhibit at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, “Figuration Never Died: New York Painterly Painting, 1950-1970,” reveals an untold part of the story, highlighting a generation of New York artists who absorbed the lessons of Abstract Expressionism but never abandoned figurative painting.