Betty Parsons Gallery

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Betty Parsons Gallery was a pioneering mid-20th-century New York art gallery renowned for championing early Abstract Expressionist and New York School artists.

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Betty Parsons Gallery canonical 4
Betty Parsons Gallery, New York 1

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instanceOf art gallery
commercial art gallery
activeInPeriod mid-20th century
associatedWith New York art scene
postwar American art
closed early 1980s
country United States
curatorialApproach emphasis on experimental and nontraditional work
exhibitionType group exhibitions
solo exhibitions
focus American painting
abstract painting
contemporary art
foundedBy Betty Parsons
inception 1946
knownFor long-term support of artists’ careers
taking risks on unknown artists
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
locatedOn 57th Street
movementSupported Abstract Expressionism
New York School
notableFor championing early Abstract Expressionist artists
early exhibitions of New York School painters
supporting avant-garde American art
operatedBy Betty Parsons
representedArtist Ad Reinhardt
Agnes Martin
Barnett Newman
Betty Parsons
Clyfford Still
Ellsworth Kelly
Forrest Bess
Hans Hofmann
Hedda Sterne
Jackson Pollock
Jasper Johns
Judith Godwin
Mark Rothko
Perle Fine
Richard Tuttle
Robert Rauschenberg
Theodoros Stamos
representedGender male artists
women artists
roleInArtHistory helped establish reputations of major postwar American painters
key venue for early Abstract Expressionism
successorOrganization Parsons-Dreyfuss Gallery

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New York School exhibitedAt Betty Parsons Gallery
Franz Kline representedBy Betty Parsons Gallery
Conrad Marca-Relli exhibitedAt Betty Parsons Gallery, New York
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Betty Parsons notableWork Betty Parsons Gallery
Betty Parsons employer Betty Parsons Gallery