American Abstract Artists
American Abstract Artists (AAA) was founded in 1937 in New York City, to promote and foster public understanding of abstract art. American Abstract Artists exhibitions, publications, and lectures helped to establish the organization as a major forum for the exchange and discussion of ideas, and for presenting abstract art to a broader public. The American Abstract Artists group contributed to the development and acceptance of abstract art in the United States and has a historic role in its avant-garde. It is one of the few artists’ organizations to survive from the Great Depression and continue into the 21st century.
Irene Rice Pereira with a painting, 1938. I. Rice Pereira was an early member of American Abstract Artists.
José Ruiz de Rivera, 1937. The sculptor was an early American Abstract Artists member.
Paul Kelpe, Untitled, From the Williamsburg Housing Project Murals, 1938. Brooklyn Museum (L1990.1.3). Paul Kelpe was a founding member of American Abstract Artists.
Marsden Hartley (American, 1877-1943). Painting No. 48, 1913. Brooklyn Museum
Harry Holtzman was an American artist and founding member of the American Abstract Artists group.
Holtzman, New York City, 1941