Patricia Lewy delves into the Color Field painter’s German childhood

Works from the 1960s and 1970s in shows at Elkon and Loretta Howard

This essay is an extract from A Memoir of Creativity: abstract painting, politics and the media, 1956-2008 published by iUniverse, 2009. The book unites art theory, politics, journalism and personal memoir. At its heart lies the author’s theory of abstract art, that instead of being non-representational, it constitutes a “multireferential” form of representation.

“Craig Fisher: Recent Paintings” at Florence Lynch, through May 8 Florence Lynch Gallery, 531-539 W 25, ground floor, between 10th and 11th Avenues, 212-924-3290 “Friedel Dzubas: Paintings of the 1950s” at Jacobson Howard Gallery through April 17th 2004, 19 East 76th Street, between Madison and Fifth 212-570-2362 “Angelo Ippolito (1922-2001)” at David Findlay Jr Fine … Continued

Judith Rothschild: Abstract and Non-Objective – the 1940s March 18 – May 1, 2004 Knoedler & Company 19 East 70th Street New York, NY 10021 Friedel Dzubas: Paintings of the 1950s March 18th to April 17th 2004 Jacobson Howard Gallery 19 East 76th Street New York, NY 10021 Judith Rothschild’s name does not appear in … Continued