![]() It examines the origins of Warhol’s relationship with abstract art in the 1940s and 1950s, his uses and misuses of abstractionist picture making strategies in the 1960s, and the cultural contexts that influenced his first two major series of abstract paintings-the Oxidation paintings and the Shadows-in the late–1970s. This dissertation is about Andy Warhol and abstraction. These activities contributed to the tremendous celebrity and financial success that vanguard American art experienced in the postwar period. ![]() ![]() Prominent vanguard artists and collectors were mythologized in the mass magazines. The mass media disseminated information about the activities of museums, dealer, and collectors to "lay" audiences. Savvy art dealers promoted vanguard art, and novice collectors became major patrons. The Museum of Modern Art's support of vanguard American painting in the 1950s helped convince collectors of the art's merit. This paper investigates how art institutions, dealers, and the mass media sold, literally and ideologically, vanguard American art to the public. The celebrity of Abstract Expressionism grew so that it was renowned both in New York art circles and in mainstream audiences. ![]() Collectors began to patronize vanguard American painting, dramatically increasing its market value. ![]() Masters thesis: During the 1950s, contemporary modern American art experienced unprecedented fame and prosperity. ![]()
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