Arshile Gorky
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Arshile Gorky was an Armenian-American painter. At first influenced by Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Gorky's later work presaged and exerted a seminal influence on abstract expressionism. Alon
Gorky in 1936
Arshile Gorky's The Artist and His Mother (c. 1926–1936), Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City.
Arshile Gorky's Portrait of Master Bill, 1929–1936. Oil on canvas.
Arshile Gorky working on Activities on the field, one of the panels for his mural Aviation at Newark Airport, for the Federal Art Project, 1936
American Airlines Flight 1 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from New York International Airport in New York City to Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles. During takeoff on March
Arshile Gorky
…and Documents (2009), edited by Spender with translations by Father Krikor Maksoudian. Fifteen of Gorky's paintings and drawings were destroyed in the crash of American Airlines Flight 1 in 1962. In June 2005, the family of the artist established the Arshile Gorky Foundation, a not-for-profit corporation formed to further the public's appreciation…
Wreckage of the aircraft in Jamaica Bay
An American Airlines Boeing 707-123B, similar to one involved in the accident