Ed Clark: The Big Sweep

Chronicles of a Life, 1926–2019
The definitive publication on the acclaimed abstract painter, The Big Sweep chronicles the life and work of Ed Clark through historical texts, photographs, letters and ephemera, and underscores the artist’s pivotal place in the development of abstract painting.

From his pioneering use of the push broom as paintbrush to making one of the first shaped canvases, American artist Ed Clark’s impact on the history and development of abstract painting was profound. This book—the definitive publication on Clark—recounts the story of his life and work through reprints of important historical texts by authors including Darby English, Anita Feldman, Geoffrey Jacques, Kellie Jones, April Kingsley, and Corinne Robins; interviews with Clark by Quincy Troupe, Jack Whitten, and Judith Wilson; as well as photographs, letters, and ephemera from the archive of Clark’s estate and his papers at the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Contributor: Darby English (Text by), Anita Feldman (Text by), Geoffrey Jacques (Text by), Kellie Jones (Text by), April Kingsley (Text by), Jack Whitten (Interviewer), Judith Wilson (Interviewer), Quincy Troupe (Interviewer), R. C. Kenedy (Text by), L. Berrin (Text by), Ed Clark (Text by), Michel Conil-Lacoste (Text by), Ph. Constantin (Text by), Cynthia Nadelman (Text by), Rachel L. Swarns (Text by), John Yau (Text by), Corinne Robins (Text by), Franklin Sirmans (Text by), Roberta Smith (Text by), Neil Vigor (Text by)

Pages: 248

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