Michael Blackwood’s 1972 film “The New York School” explores the genesis of Abstract Expressionism through artist interviews and archival footage. In this featured clip, Tworkov discusses the critical decade of the late 1940s to late 1950s when the ethos and aesthetics of the movement coalesced in a cohesive new vision of American painting divorced from the European tradition.
Read MoreSometimes the most memorable and historic moments in the art world are those that take place far from the grand stages of the worlds most famous galleries and museums. We have come to cherish these rare intimate moments captured in photographs where we see the solitary artist in their studio or a group scattered around a dinner table or crowding over a bar deep in conversation. This photo-essay features recently discovered negatives from the Tworkov Family Archive of a lively gathering of friends and family celebrating Thanksgiving 1958 at the Provincetown home of Hans Hofmann.
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