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Wallace Putnam 1899-1989

By Naumann, Francis M.
Wallace Putnam 1899-1989

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Authors: Naumann, Francis M.
Copyright: 2002
Format: Hardcover
GTIN13: 9780810963979
ISBN10: 0810963973
Page Count: 336
Dimensions: 9.82x1.52x12.22
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

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Bursting upon the New York art scene in 1936 with a large assemblage provocatively entitled Agog, prominently displayed in the entranceway to a major exhibition of Dadaist & Surrealist art at MoMA/NYC (1936),Wallace Putnam (1899-1989) went on to create a highly innovative body of work that was shown in major museums. This first study of the artist's work - largely figurative, with elements of abstraction - is a deserving reassessment of Putnam's oeuvre. 276 illus., 186 in full color. 336p.

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Wallace Putnam (1899-1989) burst upon the New York art scene in 1936 with a large assemblage provocatively entitled Agog, prominently displayed in the entranceway to a major exhibition of Dadaist and Surrealist art at The Museum of Modern Art. Though he went on to create a highly innovative body of work that was shown in major museums, Putnam remains underappreciated, deserving of the reassessment that this first study of his art will stimulate.

Putnam's work is largely figurative, with elements of abstraction. Art lovers will relish this opportunity to discover a significant yet too-long-ignored artist whose paintings -- appealing, colorful canvases depicting the human figure, birds, animals, and landscapes -- can today be found in major private and public collections.

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