The Whitney Biennial 1946

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:art_exhibition
gptkbp:art_movement gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:attendance gptkb:Artist
gptkb:literary_work
Art collectors
gptkbp:cultural_significance Showcased emerging artists
Reflected societal changes
Promoted American art internationally
gptkbp:curator gptkb:Julian_Levy
gptkbp:exhibition American Identity
Published
Several months
Art and Culture
Diversity in Art
Art and Politics
Innovation in Art
Invitational
Art and Society
gptkbp:focus Contemporary American Art
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Whitney_Biennial_1948
gptkbp:historical_context Post-war America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Whitney Biennial 1946
gptkbp:impact American Art Scene
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:American_Modernism
gptkbp:is_featured_in gptkb:painting
gptkb:artwork
Printmaking
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future Biennials
gptkbp:location gptkb:Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art
gptkbp:notable_artists gptkb:Jackson_Pollock
gptkb:Robert_Motherwell
gptkb:Mark_Rothko
gptkb:Willem_de_Kooning
gptkb:Franz_Kline
gptkbp:notable_work No. 61 (Rust and Blue) by Mark Rothko
Chief by Franz Kline
Woman I by Willem de Kooning
Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 110 by Robert Motherwell
Mural by Jackson Pollock
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Whitney_Biennial_1944
gptkbp:significance First Biennial after World War II
gptkbp:type gptkb:music_festival
gptkbp:year 1946
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art,_Inc.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5