Title: Surrealism in exile and the beginning of the New York school
First published: 1995
Description: The French/European story of Surrealism has been written; the story of abstract expressionism has been told. But the connection between them, how one acted as a catalyst for the other, has been a long-missing chapter in the history of art. Martica Sawin finally provides it.

In this fascinating, detailed account of what was happening within Surrealism during the crucial years 1938-1947, Sawin documents the cultural transfer that took place when the greater part of the prewar Surrealist group was transplanted to the Western Hemisphere. Sawin's year-by-year narrative pieces together when and how the refugees arrived and their various points of contact with the future abstract expressionists.

It documents conclusively the roots of the New York School - a hybrid of startling vigor that brought world attention to the new American art for the first time - the evolution of the artworks involved, and the last brilliant flowering of Surrealist art. Interwoven with the text are 250 photographs of people, places, and artworks.
Subjects: Abstract expressionism, French Art, Art, French, Influence, Surrealism, Expatriate artists, Artists, New York school of art, New York School, Beeldende kunsten, Artistes, Art français, Art informel, Beïnvloeding, Surrealisme, Artistes expatriés, CHR 1995, PRO Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy), École de New York (Art), Surréalisme, Art, modern, 20th century, Artists, france, Parsons School of Design
Places: France, United States
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: N6848.5.S96 S28 1995