Stanton Macdonald-Wright

Stanton Macdonald-Wright
Stanton MacDonald-Wright in 1917
Born(1890-07-08)July 8, 1890
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
DiedAugust 22, 1973(1973-08-22) (aged 83)
Pacific Palisades, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Known forAbstract art, Painting
MovementSynchromism
RelativesS. S. Van Dine (brother)

Stanton Macdonald-Wright (July 8, 1890 – August 22, 1973), was a modern American artist. He was a co-founder of Synchromism, an early abstract, color-based mode of painting, which was the first American avant-garde art movement to receive international attention.[1]

  1. ^ Norma J. Roberts, The American Collections (Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Museum of Art, 1988), p. 94.