Newman, Barnett
(b. 1905
d. 1970)
Barnett Newman letter to Clement Greenberg, 1955 Aug. 9
Letter from Barnett Newman to Clement Greenberg, 9 Aug. 1955. 2 pp. Clement Greenberg papers, 1937–1984.
In his Partisan Review article, “American Type Painting,” critic Clement Greenberg (1909–1994) was the first to group Barnett Newman (1905–1970), Ad Reinhardt, Mark Rothko, and Clyfford Still together as “color-field painters.” However, in this letter, Newman objects to “errors of fact,” taking issue with the ways Greenberg compared his technique to the others.
Barnett Newman letter to Clement Greenberg, 1955 Aug. 9. 2 p. : typescript ; 28 x 22 cm. Clement Greenberg papers. Archives of American Art.
Barnett Newman letter to Clement Greenberg, 1955 Aug. 9. 2 p. : typescript ; 28 x 22 cm. Clement Greenberg papers. Archives of American Art.
Forms Part of: Clement Greenberg papers