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exhibitionattheCorcoranGalleryofArtinWashington,D.C.,inthesameyear;
aprizeinoilsatthefirstOldNorthwestTerritoryExhibitionatSpringfield,Illinois,
likewisein1947;anotheratSpringfieldin1949.NewYorkChyishispermanent
home.
GO'l'lLIEB,Adolph,Tournament, 60 x72. Illustration—Plate 91
"Ihavealwaysworkedontheassumptionthatifsomethingisvalidormeaningful
tome,itwillalsobevalidandmeaningfultomanyothers.Nottoeveryone,ofcourse.
OnthebasisofthisassumptionIdonotthinkofanaudiencewhenIwork,but
onlyofmyownreactions.BythesametokenIdonotworrywhetherwhatIam
doingisartornot.IfwhatIpaintisexpressive,ifitseemstocommunicatethe
feelingthatisimportanttome,thenIamnotconcernedifmyworkdoesnot
have[thewell-]knownearmarksofart.
'"Afterspendingayearin.Arizonaaround1938,IcamebacktoNew^'orkwith
aseriesofstilllifes. Everyonesaidmypaintingshadbecomeveryabstract.The
thoughthadneveroccurredtomewhethertheywereabstractornotabstract.I
simplyfeltthatthethemesIfoundintheSouthwestrequiredadifferentapproach
fromthatIhadusedbefore....IfIshouldfindothersubjectsandf<irmsthat
interestmemore,Ishallnodoubtfinditnecessarytouseadifferentmethodof
expression."—AdolphCrottlicb,inArtsandArchitecture,\o.LXN'III,No.9,(Sep-
tember,1951),p.21.
AdolphGottliebwasborninNew^'orkCityin1903,studiedbrieflyattheArt
StudentsLeagueofNewYork,andthen,beginningin1921,spentayearandahalf
studyinginEurope.In 1929 hewontheDudensingNationalCompetitionandten
yearslaterwasawardedthecommissionforamuralinthepostofficeat^'erington,
Nevada,theresultofanation-widecompetitionsponsoredby theUnitedStates
Treasur)'.In 1944 hewonFirstPrizeattheBrooklynSocietyofArtistsexhibitionat
theBrooklynMuseum.LastyearhisRomanesqueFacadewonapurchaseprizein
thefourthUniversityofIllinoisExhibitionofContemporary.AmericanPainting.
HispaintingsareownedbytheMuseumofModernArtandtheWhitneyMuseum
ofAmerican ArtinNewYork;theBrooklynMuseum;JohnSimon(Juggenheim
MemorialFoundation;AddisonGalleryofAmerican.'\rtatPhillips.Academy,.And-
over,_Massachusetts;Butler.Art Institute,Youngstown, Ohio;Detroit Institute of
Arts;universitiesofllliiinisandNebraska;andthemuseum;il Tel.AviwIsrael,lie
livesinBrooklyn.
GREENE,Bakoiuh,IheBlindOne, 48 .\36. Illustration Plate 41
ConcerningTheBlindOne,BaleombGreene.statesthat"Thethemeimplied
bythetitlewasnotaprogramoraleadingelement.Idonotknowhowmuchblind-
nessreallyishere,orifthetitleistoodefinite.Thetitleseemedappropriate,and
wasatonetimesuggestedtomebythebowedandtenseheadandtheblack.sockets
ofwhatappearsusuallytobeafigure.Callingapaintingbyanumber,orthebanal
word'(omposition',irritatesmeasmuchasthealternativeofanassociativetitle.
There'snoeasy.solution,whichisn'tmyfaultsince 1 didn'tcreatethepeoplewho
lookatpaintings.
"Allofmywork,Ibelieve,iswellandcarefullycomposed.Iworkfromnumerous
