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Museums page for Jay DeFeo ((1929 - 1989)), known for Large-scale abstraction, photocollage. Showing 6 museum collections and exhibitions.
Jay DeFeo MUSEUMS
1929 - 1989. Known for: Large-scale abstraction, photocollage.
From her studio on Fillmore Street in San Francisco, she created large-size abstract oil paintings whose surfaces are loaded with piled, grooved, colorful paint. She attracted much attention as a... Read full biography
From her studio on Fillmore Street in San Francisco, she created large-size abstract oil paintings whose surfaces are loaded with piled, grooved, colorful paint. She attracted much attention as a West Coast avant-garde artist, and the three-story building where she and her artist husband, Wally... Read full biography
From her studio on Fillmore Street in San Francisco, she created large-size abstract oil paintings whose surfaces are loaded with piled, grooved, colorful paint. She attracted much attention as a West Coast avant-garde artist, and the three-story building where she and her artist husband, Wally Hedrick, lived and worked was in the 1950s and 60s the unofficial headquarters of what-was-then, the San Francisco art world. In the late summer of 1959, at age thirty, she had her first major solo show,... Read full biography
From her studio on Fillmore Street in San Francisco, she created large-size abstract oil paintings whose surfaces are loaded with piled, grooved, colorful paint. She attracted much attention as a West Coast avant-garde artist, and the three-story building where she and her artist husband, Wally Hedrick, lived and worked was in the 1950s and 60s the unofficial headquarters of what-was-then, the San Francisco art world. In the late summer of 1959, at age thirty, she had her first major solo show, and it was held at the Dilexi Gallery on Union Street. From this exhibit, five pieces were chosen for the "Sixteen Americans" exhibit at the Whitney Museum in New York. This brought her widespread attention including some prestigious collectors. In... Read full biography
From her studio on Fillmore Street in San Francisco, she created large-size abstract oil paintings whose surfaces are loaded with piled, grooved, colorful paint. She attracted much attention as a West Coast avant-garde artist, and the three-story building where she and her artist husband, Wally Hedrick, lived and worked was in the 1950s and 60s the unofficial headquarters of what-was-then, the San Francisco art world. In the late summer of 1959, at age thirty, she had her first major solo show, and it was held at the Dilexi Gallery on Union Street. From this exhibit, five pieces were chosen for the "Sixteen Americans" exhibit at the Whitney Museum in New York. This brought her widespread attention including some prestigious collectors. In January, 1961, she was also featured in the "New Talent, USA" section of "Art in America.". From then on, she was a legendary figure in ar... Read full biography
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About Jay DeFeo: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (6)
All MuseumsLaguna Art Museum
307 Cliff Drive
Laguna Beach, CA 92651Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak Street
Oakland, CA 94607San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SFMOMA
151 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94103The Columbus Museum (COMU)
1251 Wynnton Road
Columbus, GA 31906UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY ART MUSEUM & PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE
2626 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94720