| Parsons, Betty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| type | Dealer/Gallery Artist Collector | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| dates | 1900-1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| city | New York City | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| state | NY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| other cities | Paris, France; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sex | F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| history |
Described by ARTnews as the "den mother of Abstract Expressionism," Betty Parsons became famous for identifying, promoting, and nurturing a new generation of American artists in the years after World War II. From her gallery on Fifty-Seventh Street, she spent more than three decades championing the work of numerous young artists, including most notably the painters of the New York School—Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Clyfford Still, Barnett Newman, Hans Hofmann, and Ad Reinhardt. An artist herself, she was as famous for encouraging young talent to grow and experiment as she was in recruiting them to her gallery. Before she married, her name was Betty Bierne Pierson. Betty Parsons was also an artist. During much of her life, she devoted her attention to helping other artists and although she was always creating her own artwork, she often did not promote herself. |
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| decades | 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 |
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