Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Campus Box 3400
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3400
Campus Box 3400
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3400
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Museums page for Charles Green Shaw ((1892 - 1974)), known for Geometric-biomorphic abstraction. Showing 21 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1892 New York City - 1974 New York City. Known for: Geometric-biomorphic abstraction.
Born in New York City, Charles Shaw became a significant figure in the history of American abstract art. His work was noted for its clarity of form and architectural construction. In the later part... Read full biography
Born in New York City, Charles Shaw became a significant figure in the history of American abstract art. His work was noted for its clarity of form and architectural construction. In the later part of his life, he turned to Abstract Expressionism. Shaw was described as a "wealthy man-about-town,... Read full biography
Born in New York City, Charles Shaw became a significant figure in the history of American abstract art. His work was noted for its clarity of form and architectural construction. In the later part of his life, he turned to Abstract Expressionism. Shaw was described as a "wealthy man-about-town, poet and minor novelist" before he began to paint seriously when he was in his 30s. His parents died when he was young, and he was raised by an uncle. He graduated from Yale University and then studied... Read full biography
Born in New York City, Charles Shaw became a significant figure in the history of American abstract art. His work was noted for its clarity of form and architectural construction. In the later part of his life, he turned to Abstract Expressionism. Shaw was described as a "wealthy man-about-town, poet and minor novelist" before he began to paint seriously when he was in his 30s. His parents died when he was young, and he was raised by an uncle. He graduated from Yale University and then studied at the Art Students League with Thomas Hart Benton. He also took private lessons from George Luks. He served in World War I and during much of the 1920s, lived in Europe, writing articles for the New Yorker and Smart Set. Shortly after, he turned to... Read full biography
Born in New York City, Charles Shaw became a significant figure in the history of American abstract art. His work was noted for its clarity of form and architectural construction. In the later part of his life, he turned to Abstract Expressionism. Shaw was described as a "wealthy man-about-town, poet and minor novelist" before he began to paint seriously when he was in his 30s. His parents died when he was young, and he was raised by an uncle. He graduated from Yale University and then studied at the Art Students League with Thomas Hart Benton. He also took private lessons from George Luks. He served in World War I and during much of the 1920s, lived in Europe, writing articles for the New Yorker and Smart Set. Shortly after, he turned to abstract painting and exhibited in important avant-garde shows. Source: . Michael Zellman, 300 Years o... Read full biography
Charles Green Shaw - Artist Info
About Charles Green Shaw: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (21)
All MuseumsAddison Gallery of American Art
Phillips Academy
Andover, MA 01810-4166Carnegie Museum of Art
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080Denver Art Museum
100 West 14th Avenue Parkway
Denver, CO 80204High Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309Hite Institute of Art + Design, University of Louisville
2301 S 3rd St
104 Schneider Hall
Louisville, KY 40292Mathers Museum of World Cultures
Indiana University
416 North Indiana Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405McNay Art Museum
6000 North New Braunfels Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78209-0069Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115National Museum of American Art-Smithsonian
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20004Phoenix 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 10128The Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218The Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052The Newark Museum of Art
49 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102The Phillips Collection
1600 21st Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009-1090Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel Street
Box 208271
New Haven, CT 06520-8271