Barnett newman short biography

American painter (1905–1970)

Barnett Newman (January 29, 1905 – July 4, 1970) was an American painter. He has been critically regarded as one of the major figures of abstract expressionism, and one of the foremost color field painters.

His paintings explore the sense of place that viewers experience with art and incorporate the simplest forms to emphasize this feeling.^[1]

Early life

Barnett Newman was born in New York City, the son of Jewish immigrants from Poland.

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He studied philosophy at the City College of New York and worked in his father's business manufacturing clothing. He later made a living as a teacher, writer, and critic.^[2] From the 1930s, he made paintings, said to be in an expressionist style, but eventually destroyed all these works.

Newman met Annalee Greenhouse in 1934 while both were working as substitute teachers at Grover Cleveland High School; they were married on June 30, 1936.^[3]

Career

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