1951 Irascibles photograph

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The 1951 Irascibles photograph is a famous group portrait of leading Abstract Expressionist artists protesting the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s policies, often seen as a defining image of the New York School.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art historical document
black-and-white photograph
cultural icon of Abstract Expressionism
group portrait photograph
alsoKnownAs Life magazine Irascibles photograph
linked to: Life magazine

The Irascibles
associatedWith New York School
commissionedBy Life magazine editors
linked to: Life magazine
context protest against Metropolitan Museum of Art policies
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Nina Leen
depicts Ad Reinhardt
Adolph Gottlieb
Barnett Newman
Bradley Walker Tomlin
Clyfford Still
Fritz Bultman
George McNeil
Hans Hofmann
Hedda Sterne
Jackson Pollock
James Brooks
Jimmy Ernst
Mark Rothko
Peter Busa
Richard Pousette-Dart
Robert Motherwell
Theodoros Stamos
Weldon Kees
Willem de Kooning
William Baziotes
depictsMovement Abstract Expressionism
featuredIn exhibitions on Abstract Expressionism
histories of modern art
genre portrait photography
hasInfluenceOn public perception of Abstract Expressionism
languageOfAccompanyingArticle English
locationOfShooting New York City
medium gelatin silver print
numberOfArtistsDepicted 18
photographer Nina Leen
publication Life magazine
publicationDate 1951-01-15
publisher Life magazine
relatedEvent Open Letter to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1950)
relatedTo American avant-garde art
American painting
Metropolitan Museum of Art
rightsHolder Time Inc. (historical Life magazine archive)
linked to: Time Inc.
significance defining image of the New York School
symbol of artists’ protest against conservative museum policies
subject group of Abstract Expressionist painters
year 1950

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Hedda Sterne participantIn 1951 Irascibles photograph