Charles Green Shaw | |
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| Born | May 1, 1892 New York City, New York, US |
| Died | April 2, 1974 New York City, New York, US |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, writer, poet, illustrator |
| Years active | 1919 - 1974 writing 1932 - 1974 art |
| Organization | American Abstract Artists |
| Known for | Geometric-biomorphic abstraction Witty writings about New York City in the 1920s |
| Style | Concretionist Montage Abstract Expressionism. |
| Movement | Modern Art, Abstract Art |
Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet, writer, and illustrator.[1][2] He was a key figure in early American abstract art.[3][4] Shaw's paintings are part of most major collections of American Art, including the Art Institute of Chicago, Corcoran Gallery, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Musee d'Art Moderne de Paris, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Whitney Museum.[5][6][2]
Before turning to art in 1932, Shaw was a prominent writer for The New Yorker and Vanity Fair.[3][7] He was also a poet, with more than 1,200 published poems.[2]