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Tomlin, Bradley Walker
Tomlin, Bradley Walker (1899–1953). American painter. He was born in Syracuse, New York, and studied at Syracuse University, 1917–21. In 1922 he moved to New York City and for the next ten years earned his living mainly as a commercial artist. During this time he made three journeys to Europe: 1923–4, 1926–7, and 1928. The Depression affected his commercial work, so he turned to teaching (at various schools) from 1932 to 1941. In his early work he experimented with a variety of styles, but he destroyed many paintings in the 1930s when he began to question himself as an artist. In the late 1930s he began to find a more individual path with semi-abstract still-lifes that blend elements of Cubism and Surrealism (Still-Life, Whitney Museum, New York, 1939). By 1947 his work had become completely abstract and in the last years of his life he developed into one of the minor masters of Abstract Expressionism. His paintings of this time characteristically feature a rich but coolly coloured all-over pattern of cryptic dashes, dots, and crosses (Number 9: In Praise of Gertrude Stein, MOMA, New York, 1951).
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IAN CHILVERS. "Tomlin, Bradley Walker." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Tomlin, Bradley Walker." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-TomlinBradleyWalker.html IAN CHILVERS. "Tomlin, Bradley Walker." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-TomlinBradleyWalker.html |
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Tomlin, Bradley Walker
Tomlin, Bradley Walker (b Syracuse, NY, 19 Aug. 1899; d New York, 11 May 1953). American painter. In his early work he experimented with a variety of styles, but he systematically destroyed a good deal in the 1930s when he began to question himself as an artist. In the late 1930s he began to find a more individual path with semi-abstract still-lifes that blend elements of Cubism and Surrealism. By 1947 his work had become completely abstract and in the last years of his life he developed into one of the minor masters of Abstract Expressionism. His paintings of this time characteristically feature a rich but coolly coloured all-over pattern of cryptic dashes, dots, and crosses (Number 9: In Praise of Gertrude Stein, MoMA, New York, 1951).
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IAN CHILVERS. "Tomlin, Bradley Walker." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Tomlin, Bradley Walker." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-TomlinBradleyWalker.html IAN CHILVERS. "Tomlin, Bradley Walker." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-TomlinBradleyWalker.html |
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