1951 Irascibles photograph

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The 1951 Irascibles photograph is a famous group portrait of leading Abstract Expressionist artists protesting the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s policies, often seen as a defining image of the New York School.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art historical document ⓘ
black-and-white photograph ⓘ
cultural icon of Abstract Expressionism ⓘ
group portrait photograph ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Life magazine Irascibles photograph ⓘ
linked to: Life magazine

The Irascibles ⓘ
associatedWith New York School ⓘ
commissionedBy Life magazine editors ⓘ
linked to: Life magazine
context protest against Metropolitan Museum of Art policies ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Nina Leen ⓘ
depicts Ad Reinhardt ⓘ
Adolph Gottlieb ⓘ
Barnett Newman ⓘ
Bradley Walker Tomlin ⓘ
Clyfford Still ⓘ
Fritz Bultman ⓘ
George McNeil ⓘ
Hans Hofmann ⓘ
Hedda Sterne ⓘ
Jackson Pollock ⓘ
James Brooks ⓘ
Jimmy Ernst ⓘ
Mark Rothko ⓘ
Peter Busa ⓘ
Richard Pousette-Dart ⓘ
Robert Motherwell ⓘ
Theodoros Stamos ⓘ
Weldon Kees ⓘ
Willem de Kooning ⓘ
William Baziotes ⓘ
depictsMovement Abstract Expressionism ⓘ
featuredIn exhibitions on Abstract Expressionism ⓘ
histories of modern art ⓘ
genre portrait photography ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn public perception of Abstract Expressionism ⓘ
languageOfAccompanyingArticle English ⓘ
locationOfShooting New York City ⓘ
medium gelatin silver print ⓘ
numberOfArtistsDepicted 18 ⓘ
photographer Nina Leen ⓘ
publication Life magazine ⓘ
publicationDate 1951-01-15 ⓘ
publisher Life magazine ⓘ
relatedEvent Open Letter to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1950) ⓘ
relatedTo American avant-garde art ⓘ
American painting ⓘ
Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ
rightsHolder Time Inc. (historical Life magazine archive) ⓘ
linked to: Time Inc.
significance defining image of the New York School ⓘ
symbol of artists’ protest against conservative museum policies ⓘ
subject group of Abstract Expressionist painters ⓘ
year 1950 ⓘ

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Hedda Sterne → participantIn → 1951 Irascibles photograph ⓘ