THE NEW YORK TIMES
Americans in Paris
"Americans in Paris" comes loaded with associations: Gertrude Stein and Hemingway, Gershwin's tone poem, Vincente Minnelli's 1951 movie musical. (The MET also mounted a show of paintings last year Titled "Americans in Paris: 1860-..."
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THE NEW YORKER
In Paris, Freedom From Pressure
Paris's image as the cultural capital of the Western world lingered after its substance had fled. Looking back on the 1950s, Clement Greenberg told Al Held, "Paris was not the place to be at that time, but you young fellows created the Paris you thought was..."
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NEW YORK OBSERVER
The New York School's Left Bank Campus
The 1950's were certainly not the best of times for a young artist to head to Paris. Europe was recovering from the devastation of the Second World...
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SAN ANTONIO CURRENT
Great Halls of Fire
At long last, the San Antonio Museum of Art has ripped out the nasty carpet, created more wall space, and put a bright coat of paint in the Contemporary Galleries. Remember...
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