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Michael Goldberg

Michael Goldberg (1924 - 2007) was active/lived in New York.  Michael Goldberg is known for Abstract expressionist painting, collage.

Michael Goldberg, a second generation Abstract Expressionist painter known for his action-packed, gesteral canvases, went through several phases that included monochromatic works of red and then black, bands of white on black, caligraphic images and bright bands of color hinting of architectural forms.  Ever aligned with Abstract Expressionism which he described in 2001 as "still the primary visual challenge of our time", he later shrugged off the designation saying "labels come and go". (Glueck)

He was also an art educator who taught at the University of California, Berkeley from 1961 to 1962; Yale University in 1967; and the University of Minnesota in 1968.  He and his artist wife, Lynn Umlauf, both taught at the School of Visual Arts in New York city.

Goldberg was born in 1924 in the Bronx of New York City.  His studies at the Art Students League, 1938-1942, were interrupted by World War II where he served as a paratrooper in North Africa and Burma, maki   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 6795 characters.]  Artist bio

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Research resources

.  askART lists Michael Goldberg in 1 of its research Essays. Michael Goldberg has 23 artist signature examples available in our database.

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Facts about Michael Goldberg

   Publications  Book References:  36
Magazine References:  4

The listed publications are derived from what askART has identified from our research for this artist and are intended as an additional tool for information. askART has derived Publications as an aid to members, but it is not necessarily a complete list.
4 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Michael Goldberg
Magazine Article Date Author Color
ARTnews Strikingly Diverse October 2003 Newhall, Edith Yes
Art in America Review of Exhibitions September 2003 Editors, Art in America Yes
Art in America Review of Exhibitions November 1996 Editors, Art in America Yes
ARTnews Reviews June 1996 Editors, Art News Yes
36 Book References for Michael Goldberg
Year Author Title Pages Color
2013 Meigh-Andrews, Chris A History of Video Art-Second Editon 408 No
2010 Bonin, Vincent and Michele Theriault Documentary Protocols (1967-1975) (Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery) 407 No
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2004 McGowan, Alison C (Editor) Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition) 1512 No
2003 Herskovic, Marika (editor) American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s: An Illustrated Survey 372 Yes
2000 Herskovic, Marika New York School: Abstract Expressionists Artists Choice by Artists 393 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1999 Steiner, Raymond J The Art Students League of New York A History (Teachers) 0 No
1997 Marquis Who's Who Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998 1515 No
1993 Bowker R R Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts) 1473 No
1993 Wallace, Keith et al Whispered Art History: Twenty Years at the Western Front 226 Yes
1988 Geske, Norman and Karen O. Janovy The American Painting Collection of the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery 376 Yes
1987 Cummings, Paul Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists (5th Edition) 653 No
1987 Krane, Susan Albright-Knox Art Gallery Painting and Sculpture/Acquisitions since 1972 379 Yes
1986 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986 1292 No
1986 Zellman, Michael David 300 Years of American Art (two volumes) 1102 Yes
1985 Krantz, Les American Artists: An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporary Americans 347 Yes
1984 Schimmel, Paul Action, Precision The New Direction in New York
(Exhibition catalog)
159 Yes
1982 Stacey, R.H., Barbara Volkmann, Rose-France Raddata O Kanada
(Exhibition catalog)
407 No
1981 Osborne, Harold The Oxford Companion to Twentieth Century Art 656 Yes
1979 Brooklyn Museum American Paintings/Brooklyn Museum Complete Illustrated Listing of Works 133 Yes
1979 Frankel, Robert H New York Now
(Exhibition catalog)
64 Yes
1978 Sandler, Irving The New York School The Painters & Sculptors of the Fifties 366 Yes
1977 Shapiro, Barbara et al Parallelogramme Retrospective, 1976-1977 281 No
1976 Anderson, Dennis R (Introductory Essay) Three Hundred Years of American Art In The Chrysler Museum
(Exhibition catalog)
270 Yes
1976 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition 756 No
1975 Editor, Smithsonian Smithsonian Archives of American Art: Checklist of the Collection 0 No
1974 Baur, John I H Whitney Museum of American Art Catalogue of the Collection 235 Yes
1973 Onn, Gerald (Translator) Phaidon Dictionary of Twentieth Century Art 0 No
1967 Hirsch, Richard Sources for Tomorrow: 50 American Paintings 1946-1966 James Michener Collection of Allentown Art Museum
(Exhibition catalog)
48 No
1967 Janis, Harriet/Rudi Blesh Collage: Personalities, Concepts, Techniques 342 No
1962 Hunter, Sam American Art Since 1950 A Loan Exhibition
(Exhibition catalog)
83 Yes
1961 E.G. Poindexter; Frank O'Hara The Poindexter Collection of Contemporary American Art (Montana Historical Society) 30 No
1961 Solomon R Guggenheim Museum American Abstract Expressionists and Imagists
(Exhibition catalog)
1961 No
1960 Walker Art Center 60 American Painters 1960 Abstract Expressionist Painting of the Fifties
(Exhibition catalog)
78 Yes
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