Eva Cockcroft

Eva Cockcroft (September 27, 1936 – April 1, 1999) was an artist, art historian, art critic and photojournalist who taught art history and studio art at California State University, Long Beach and the University of California Irvine.[1] She painted numerous murals in Los Angeles, New Jersey, New York, Nicaragua and Germany and was the co-author of Towards a Peoples Art: The Contemporary Mural Movement.[2] Her essay "Abstract Expressionism, Weapon of the Cold War" first published in 1974 in Artforum has remained at the heart of debate about the political implications of post-war American art.[3]

  1. ^ Oliver, Myrna (April 9, 1999). "Eva Cockcroft; Venice Muralist Who Used Art to Explore Social Themes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Cockcroft, Eva (1977). Towards a Peoples Art: The Contemporary Mural Movement. New York: Dutton. ISBN 9780525221654.
  3. ^ Frascina, Francis (2000). Pollock and After: The Critical Debate (2nd ed.). London: Harper & Row. pp. 147–154. ISBN 9780415228671.