Abstract painter who deserves to be remembered too Mary Abbott (born July 27, 1921) is an American artist who belonged to the New York School of abstract expressionists. Family history Abbott was born 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, Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, 1974, 75: Carleton College, Northfield, 1977: Ann Hathaway Gallery, Washington, D.C. 1978: St. Benedicts, St. Joseph, MN; Lake Gallery, Minneapolis, 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, Selected Group Exhibitions[edit] 1952: Kootz Gallery, New York 1952-56: Tanager Gallery, New York 1954, 55, 57: “New York Painting and Sculpture Annual,” Stable Gallery, NY 1955: “Poets Choose Painters,” Tibor de Nagy Gallery, NY 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, NY 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 2009: “1959”, McCormick Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
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