Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina
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Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3400
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1928 Brooklyn, New York - 2005 Todi, Italy. Known for: Geometric abstract painting.
An abstract oil painter often using large, geometric forms with aggressive coloration, Al Held became a major figure in the New York art scene in the later part of the 20th century. His work is... Read full biography
An abstract oil painter often using large, geometric forms with aggressive coloration, Al Held became a major figure in the New York art scene in the later part of the 20th century. His work is stark, usually large-scale, and much of its "in-your-face" forcefulness reflects his desire to bridge the... Read full biography
An abstract oil painter often using large, geometric forms with aggressive coloration, Al Held became a major figure in the New York art scene in the later part of the 20th century. His work is stark, usually large-scale, and much of its "in-your-face" forcefulness reflects his desire to bridge the division between viewers and his paintings. He was born as Alvin Jacob Held in Brooklyn and grew up there and in the Bronx during Depression times when his Polish-Jewish family had a hard time... Read full biography
An abstract oil painter often using large, geometric forms with aggressive coloration, Al Held became a major figure in the New York art scene in the later part of the 20th century. His work is stark, usually large-scale, and much of its "in-your-face" forcefulness reflects his desire to bridge the division between viewers and his paintings. He was born as Alvin Jacob Held in Brooklyn and grew up there and in the Bronx during Depression times when his Polish-Jewish family had a hard time financially. He was asked to leave high school because of chronic in-attendance, so he joined the Navy in 1945 and served for two years. He began associating with people interested in "leftist" politics and art and attended the Art Students League from... Read full biography
An abstract oil painter often using large, geometric forms with aggressive coloration, Al Held became a major figure in the New York art scene in the later part of the 20th century. His work is stark, usually large-scale, and much of its "in-your-face" forcefulness reflects his desire to bridge the division between viewers and his paintings. He was born as Alvin Jacob Held in Brooklyn and grew up there and in the Bronx during Depression times when his Polish-Jewish family had a hard time financially. He was asked to leave high school because of chronic in-attendance, so he joined the Navy in 1945 and served for two years. He began associating with people interested in "leftist" politics and art and attended the Art Students League from 1948 to 1949. Then with money from the G.I. Bill of Rights, he went to Paris and enrolled at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere. Ossip Zadk... Read full biography
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About Al Held: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (17)
All MuseumsBoca Raton Museum of Art
Mizner Park
501 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432Buffalo AKG Art Museum
1285 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222Dallas Museum of Art
1717 North Harwood Street
Dallas, TX 75201Denver Art Museum
100 West 14th Avenue Parkway
Denver, CO 80204Everson Museum Of Art
401 Harrison Street
Community Plaza
Syracuse, NY 13202Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
4420 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64111-1821Montana Historical Society
Montana Heritage Center
225 N. Roberts St.
Helena, MT 59620-1201Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
1103 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33132Phoenix Art Museum
1625 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004-1685San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SFMOMA
151 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94103Sheldon Museum of Art
12th &Amp; R Streets
Lincoln, NE 68588-0300Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10128Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Bodestraße 1-3
Berlin, GermanyThe Empire State Plaza Art Collection
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12242University of Michigan Museum of Art, UMMA
525 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1354Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014