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1920 Kingston, New York - 1970 Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Known for: Abstract expressionist painting.
A painter in abstract styles and art educator, Melville Price was born in Kingston, New York and was in New York City at the time when Abstract Expressionist painting was dominant. He studied at the... Read full biography
A painter in abstract styles and art educator, Melville Price was born in Kingston, New York and was in New York City at the time when Abstract Expressionist painting was dominant. He studied at the Art Students League, the National Academy of Design and the New School for Social Research. From... Read full biography
A painter in abstract styles and art educator, Melville Price was born in Kingston, New York and was in New York City at the time when Abstract Expressionist painting was dominant. He studied at the Art Students League, the National Academy of Design and the New School for Social Research. From 1950 to 1952, he taught at the Philadelphia Museum School and from from 1958 to 1970 at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. In the early 1940s, Melville Price worked in his Brooklyn studio and... Read full biography
A painter in abstract styles and art educator, Melville Price was born in Kingston, New York and was in New York City at the time when Abstract Expressionist painting was dominant. He studied at the Art Students League, the National Academy of Design and the New School for Social Research. From 1950 to 1952, he taught at the Philadelphia Museum School and from from 1958 to 1970 at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. In the early 1940s, Melville Price worked in his Brooklyn studio and befriended modernist paintings Franz Kline, Joseph Stella, Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock. By 1949 his style had "evolved from a surrealist based biomorphism to a signature style of gestural abstraction.". Price abandoned New York City to try to... Read full biography
A painter in abstract styles and art educator, Melville Price was born in Kingston, New York and was in New York City at the time when Abstract Expressionist painting was dominant. He studied at the Art Students League, the National Academy of Design and the New School for Social Research. From 1950 to 1952, he taught at the Philadelphia Museum School and from from 1958 to 1970 at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. In the early 1940s, Melville Price worked in his Brooklyn studio and befriended modernist paintings Franz Kline, Joseph Stella, Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock. By 1949 his style had "evolved from a surrealist based biomorphism to a signature style of gestural abstraction.". Price abandoned New York City to try to improve his financial situation, just at the time he was starting to have real success, "being seen and spoken about . " Later he refle... Read full biography
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Keywords (20)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Palette Knife, Heavy Texture
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Gestural/ Action /Drip/Poured Painting
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •New York School/Abstract Expressionism
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
- •New School For Social Research, (The New School), Student
- •Philadelphia Museum School of Art and/or Fleisher, Teacher
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Art Enterprises Collection
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings