Paul Kelpe
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Paul Kelpe was a German-born American abstract painter. His constructions integrating found objects into paintings were the first such works created in the United States and he painted two of the five
Self-portrait, c. 1930
History of Southern Illinois
Untitled left panel from the Williamsburg Housing Project murals
Untitled right panel from the Williamsburg Housing Project murals
American Abstract Artists
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American Abstract Artists 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
Paul Kelpe
…most radical style you could get at the time", "key to American art between the wars", and "national treasures". Kelpe was one of the founders of the American Abstract Artists, and he was the secretary of the organization from 1936 to 1939, and its treasurer from 1939 to 1940. He was an active participant in their exhibitions…
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.
Marsden Hartley (American, 1877–1943). Painting No. 48, 1913. Brooklyn Museum