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American Masters

How Abstract Expressionism Changed American Art

See how Abstract Expressionism shifted the center of the art world from Paris to New York

Aired 10/25/2019

American Masters

How Abstract Expressionism Changed American Art

Clip: 10/25/2019 | 1m 57sVideo has Closed Captions

See how Abstract Expressionism shifted the center of the art world from Paris to New York

In post World War II New York City, a new group of artists including Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell, & Clyfford Still started a movement known as Abstract Expressionism and took the art world by storm.

Aired 10/25/2019

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Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, Blanche and Hayward Cirker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Koo...

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Mark Rothko and Adolph Gottlieb on Creating Abstract Art

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Clip: 10/25/2019 | 1m 22s | How Mark Rothko and Adoph Gottlieb responded to The New York Times. (1m 22s)

Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous Preview

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Preview: 10/25/2019 | 30s | Discover the art world giant whose color fields changed art history and now fetch millions (30s)

Why Mark Rothko Came to America

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Clip: 10/25/2019 | 2m 42s | Learn why Rothko's family emigrated from Russia to the United States. (2m 42s)

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