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GUSTON, Philip; born 1913 Montreal - 1980 Montreal. Canadian-born American painter. |
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training at the Arts High School and the Otis Art Institute in Los
Angeles. Friendships with Pollock, De Kooning, Arshile Gorky and James
Brooks. |
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| 1934/35 | Extended
trip to Mexico. Mexican wall paintings and his study of the works of
Picasso and de Chirico pushed him towards realism and social criticism
in his art. Moved to New York. |
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| 1940 | Involved
in the WPA Federal Art Project. |
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| 1941-1947 | Taught
at the University of Iowa, Ames and later at Washington University in
St. Louis |
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| 1945 | First
solo-exhibition at the Midtown Galleries in New York. |
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| 1947 | Guggenheim
grant. |
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| 1949 | Tours
of Spain, Italy and France. Abandoned figurative paintings for lyrical,
abstract improvisations. |
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| 1959 | Participation
in documenta 2 in Kassel. |
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| 1960 | Participation
at the Venice Biennale. |
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| 1962 | Retrospective
at the Guggenheim Museum, New York. |
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| 1968 | Took
up figurative painting again, but with parodistic elements. |
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Though Guston's paintings from the 50s are representative of Abstract Impressionism, his works from the 80s anticipate 'New Image Painting'. |
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