Ethel Schwabacher (1903 - 1984)
1903-05-20New York City, USA1984-11-25New York City, USAUSA
Ethel Schwabacher
Ethel Kremer Schwabacher was an abstract expressionist painter, represented by the Betty Parsons Gallery in the 1950s and 1960s. She was a protégé and first biographer of Arshile Gorky, and friends with many of the prominent painters of New York at that time, including Willem de Kooning, Richard Pousette-Dart, Kenzo Okada, and José Guerrero. She was also the author of a monograph on the artist John Ford and a memoir, "Hungry for Light".
Date and place of birt: | 20 may 1903, New York City, USA |
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Date and place of death: | 25 november 1984, New York City, USA |
Nationality: | USA |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter |
Art style: | Abstract art, Abstract Expressionism |