Betty Parsons Gallery exhibitions and the New York Abstract Expressionist scene (1946–1962)

1. Betty Parsons Gallery opens with Indigenous painting show

   Sep 30, 1946Labels: Betty Parsons, Northwest Coast

   • AAA Smithsonian
   • WarholStars

2. Barnett Newman curates "The Ideographic Picture"

   Jan 20, 1947Labels: Barnett Newman, The Ideographic

   • AAA Smithsonian
   • Newman Foundation

3. Subjects of the Artist School forms a shared discourse

   Jan 1, 1948Labels: Subjects of, Mark Rothko

   • Irascibles Wiki
   • Village Preservation

4. Pollock’s first Betty Parsons solo show opens

   Jan 5, 1948Labels: Jackson Pollock, Betty Parsons

   • MoMA Chronology

5. Barnett Newman’s first solo show opens at Parsons

   Jan 23, 1950Labels: Barnett Newman, Betty Parsons

   • Newman Foundation
   • Betty Parsons Wiki

6. The "Irascibles" protest letter hits the New York Times

   May 22, 1950Labels: The Irascibles, Metropolitan Museum

   • Newman Foundation
   • Irascibles Wiki

7. Nina Leen photographs the "Irascibles" group

   Nov 24, 1950Labels: Nina Leen, The Irascibles

   • Irascibles Wiki
   • MoMA Collection

8. Pollock’s monumental drip paintings debut at Parsons

   Nov 28, 1950Labels: Jackson Pollock, Drip paintings

   • MoMA Chronology
   • Lavender Mist Wiki

9. Newman’s second Parsons solo show triggers withdrawal

   Apr 23, 1951Labels: Barnett Newman, Vir Heroicus

   • WarholStars
   • Newman Foundation

10. The Ninth Street Show expands the downtown scene

    May 21, 1951Labels: Ninth Street, Abstract Expressionism

    • 9th Street Wiki
    • Sotheby s Mag

11. Pollock leaves Parsons for Sidney Janis Gallery

    May 1, 1952Labels: Jackson Pollock, Sidney Janis

    • WarholStars
    • Sidney Janis Wiki

12. Section Eleven annex opens to promote younger artists

    Jan 1, 1958Labels: Section Eleven, Betty Parsons

    • Frick Directory
    • New Yorker

13. Section Eleven closes as the gallery refocuses

    Jan 1, 1960Labels: Section Eleven, Betty Parsons

    • Frick Directory
    • New Yorker

14. Janis begins eviction proceedings against Parsons

    Jan 1, 1962Labels: Sidney Janis, 15 East

    • Frick Directory
    • Frick Directory