Mary Abbott

Mary Abbott
'Bill's Painting', c. 1951, Oil on linen, 72 x 48 inches, dedicated to Willem de Kooning
Born	July 27, 1921(1921-07-27) New York City
Nationality	American
Field	Abstract expressionist

Mary Abbott (born 1921) is an American artist who belonged to the New York School of abstract expressionists.

Family history

Mary Abbott was born July 27, 1921, in New York City. Her family lineage traces back to John Adams, the second president of the United States. Her mother, Elizabeth Grinnell, was a poet and syndicated columnist with Hearst newspapers.^[1]

After World War II, Abbott joined the "Downtown Group", which represented a group of artists who lived in lower Manhattan. In 1946, she set up a studio on Tenth Street in Manhattan.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

• 1950-60: Robert Keen Gallery, Southampton, NY;
• 1964, 65, 66: Kornblee Gallery, New York, NY;
• 1967: “In Loft,” New York, NY; Galerie Kleber, Paris, France;
• 1974: College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN; Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, MN;
• 1974, 75: Carleton College, Northfield, MN;
• 1977: Ann Hathaway Gallery, Washington, D.C.;
• 1978: St. Benedicts, St. Joseph, MN; Lake Gallery, Minneapolis, MN;
• 1985: Ingber Gallery, New York;
• 1986: Benton Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY;
• 1988, 90, 93: Benton Gallery, Southampton, NY;
• 1997: Arlen Bujese, East Hampton, NY.
• 2007: McCormick Gallery, Chicago, IL

Selected Group Exhibitions

• 1952: Kootz Gallery, New York;
• 1952-56: Tanager Gallery, New York;
• 1954, 55, 57: “New York Painting and Sculpture Annual,” Stable Gallery, New York City;
• 1955: “Poets Choose Painters,” Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York City;
• 1956: “Recent Drawings USA,” Museum of Modern Art, NY; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado;
• 1959: “Poetry and Painting,” Kornblee Gallery, NY;
• 1964: Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY;
• 1965: Long Island University, NY;
• 1966, 77, 87, 90: Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY;
• 1970, 1993: “Works on Paper,” Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro;
• 1970: Poindexter Gallery, NY;
• 1976: Landmark Gallery, New York;
• 1977: “Eight Artists, Minnesota, U.S.A.,” Projects Arts Center, Dublin, Ireland;
• 1977, 85: University of Minnesota; Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota;
• 1985: Ingber Gallery, New York;
• 1990: “East Hampton Avant–Garde; A Salute to the Signa Gallery,” East Hampton, NY;
• 1991, 92: Benton Gallery, Southampton, NY;
• 1992: “Artists for the United World,” United Nations, UN Plaza, New York; National Academy of Design, New York; Sidney Mishkin Gallery, Baruch College, New York;
• 1992, 93: Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York;
• 1993-2000: Arlene Bujese Gallery, East Hampton, NY;
• 2007: “Suitcase Paintings: Small Scale Abstract Expressionsim,” circ. Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia;
• 2008: Mary Abbott and Sally Egbert, Spanierman Gallery at East Hampton^[2]
• 2009: “1959”, McCormick Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

References

External links

• Mary Abbott on Artnet

See also

• Art movement
• Abstract expressionism
• Action painting
• New York School