Dore Ashton

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Dore Ashton was an influential American art critic and historian best known for her writings on postwar modern art and her close engagement with avant-garde movements in New York.

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instanceOf art critic
art historian
professor
writer
awardReceived Frank Jewett Mather Award
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1928-05-21
dateOfDeath 2017-01-30
educatedAt Harvard University
University of Wisconsin–Madison
employer Cooper Union
The New School
The New York Times
Yale University
fieldOfWork Abstract Expressionism
New York School (art)
linked to: New York School

modern art
postwar art
genre art criticism
biography
essay
hasChild Adja Maria Yunkers
linked to: Adja Yunkers
influenced later generations of art critics
influencedBy Abstract Expressionist painters
knownFor engagement with avant-garde movements in New York
writings on postwar modern art
languageOfWorkOrName English
nationality American
notableWork A Fable of Modern Art
About Rothko
Noguchi East and West
Picasso on Art
The New York School: A Cultural Reckoning
Twentieth Century Artists on Art
Yes, But… A Critical Study of Philip Guston
occupation art critic
art historian
university teacher
placeOfBirth Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States of America
placeOfResidence New York City, New York, United States of America
sexOrGender female
spouse Adja Yunkers
taughtAt Cooper Union
The New School
Yale University

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New York School criticAssociated Dore Ashton