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Clement Greenberg
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American essayist and visual art critic (1909-1994)
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Clement Greenberg was an American art critic, art historian, art collector, and journalist. Born in The Bronx in 1909 and raised in the United States, he was educated at Syracuse University and the Art Students League of New York. He was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and American Abstract Artists. Greenberg wrote in English and Yiddish and used the pseudonym K. Hardesh.
His notable works include *Avant-Garde and Kitsch*, *Henri Matisse*, and volumes of *Collected Essays and Criticism*. His writings are held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. Greenberg died in New York City in 1994.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1909
- Died
- 1994
- Works
- 25
Top works
- Arte y cultura
- Die Essenz der Moderne. Ausgewählte Essays und Kritiken.
- Henri Matisse
- Collected Essays and Criticism Vol. 2
- Collected Essays and Criticism Vol. 1
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Key facts
- Born
- Clement Greenberg , ( 1909-01-16 ) January 16, 1909, New York City, U.S.
- Died
- May 7, 1994 (1994-05-07) (aged 85), New York City, U.S.
- Education
- Syracuse University ( A.B. )
- Movement
- Abstract expressionism post-painterly abstraction color field painting
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- The Bronx
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- journalist
- Languages spoken
- Yiddish
- Notable work
- Avant-Garde and Kitsch
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- date of birth
- 1909-01-16
- date of death
- 1994-05-07
- pseudonym
- K. Hardesh
- member of
- American Abstract Artists
- name in native language
- Clement Greenberg
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- has works in the collection
- National Gallery of Art
- significant person
- Joseph Glasco
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Encyclopedic overview
Clement Greenberg (/ˈɡriːnbɜːrɡ/) (January 16, 1909 – May 7, 1994), occasionally writing under the pseudonym K. Hardesh, was an American essayist known mainly as an art critic closely associated with American modern art of the mid-20th century and a formalist aesthetician. He is best remembered for his association with the art movement abstract expressionism and the painter Jackson Pollock.
Early life
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