Object Notes

Arshile Gorky was the most influential of the American artists who translated European cubism and surrealism into an original artistic vocabulary that would become abstract expressionism.

During the late 19th century, archaeological investigations and discoveries contributed to regionalist and nationalist impulses in the decorative arts, such as the so-called "Viking Revival" style, rife with S

Chris Burden's gallery-sized installation consists of 625 identical cardboard models that represent the entire United States submarine fleet dating from the late 1890s, when submarines entered the navy's arsenal, to the late 1980s.

Jess was one of the Beat Generation artists active in the 1950s who pulled directly from the rich storehouse of themes and imagery 

Classical Sculpture simplifies the female nude into a harmonious ovoid shape.