1953 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting
Oct 15–Dec 6, 1953
Cover for 1953 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting catalogue
View the full exhibition catalogue at the Internet Archive.
In the News
“. . . this year there are more pictures over-large for the statements they make, more examples of enforced novelty than usual and a considerably higher percentage than usual of artists who were represented in the preceding annual.” —The New York Times
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