Action painting controversy and critical debates (1946–1965)

1. Pollock debuts drip paintings at Betty Parsons

   Jan 5, 1948Labels: Jackson Pollock, Betty Parsons

   • MoMA Chronology
   • WarholStars

2. Life magazine amplifies Pollock as controversy

   Aug 8, 1949Labels: Life magazine, Jackson Pollock

   • Pollock Bio
   • WarholStars

3. Pollock’s 1950 drip canvases intensify debate

   Nov 28, 1950Labels: Jackson Pollock, Autumn Rhythm

   • Autumn Rhythm
   • Lavender Mist

4. Ninth Street Show consolidates the New York School

   May 21, 1951Labels: Ninth Street, New York

   • 9th Street Show
   • WarholStars

5. Rosenberg coins “action painting” in ARTnews

   Dec 1, 1952Labels: Harold Rosenberg, ARTnews

   • Rosenberg
   • ArtStory

6. Greenberg argues for “American-Type” modern painting

   Mar 1, 1955Labels: Clement Greenberg

   • UMD Archive
   • Greenberg Essay

7. Pollock dies, intensifying legacy disputes

   Aug 11, 1956Labels: Jackson Pollock

   • Pollock Bio
   • MoMA Chronology

8. MoMA ships “The New American Painting” to Europe

   Mar 28, 1958Labels: MoMA, The New

   • Sotheby s
   • MoMA Show

9. European venues host the touring MoMA exhibition

   Apr 19, 1958Labels: MoMA tour, European venues

   • MoMA Catalogue
   • MoMA Show

10. Rosenberg’s action-painting essay circulates in book form

    Jan 1, 1959Labels: Harold Rosenberg

    • Rosenberg
    • Bookforum

11. Critics and museums pivot toward “post-painterly” alternatives

    Apr 23, 1964Labels: critics, museums

    • PPA Wiki
    • WarholStars

12. Greenberg’s “Post-Painterly Abstraction” formalizes a new direction

    Jun 7, 1964Labels: Clement Greenberg, Post-Painterly Abstraction

    • PPA Wiki
    • ArtStory