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Barrier Series, No. 4

Barrier Series, No. 4

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Jack Tworkov

"Tworkov began a series of paintings called "Barrier" in 1958. They are usually tonal, having long, vertical brushwork, a feeling of depth and tension. The muted and complex colors of this painting in the series show long forms emerging from the surface, or "barrier," of the canvas." 19th & 20th century art from collections of alumni & friends : inaugural exhibition, September 11 - November 8, 1970, Elvehjem Art Center (1970), p. 97.
Artist
Jack Tworkov
(American, b. Poland, 1900 - 1982)
Title
Barrier Series, No. 4
Date
1961
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
94 x 151 in. Overall
Credit
Dr. C. V. Kierzkowski Fund purchase and partial gift of the artist
Accession No.
67.12.1
Classification
Paintings
Geography
United States

Related

1967, sold by/partial gift of the artist, Jack Tworkov, to the Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Elvehjem Art Center. "Inaugural Exhibition: 19th & 20th Century Art from Collections of Alumni & Friends." Madison, WI: Regents of the University of Wisconsin, 1970. p. 97, no. 111
  • Dennis, James M. and John P. Giura. "Jack Tworkov's Pivotal Painting: 'Barrier Series, No. 4'." Bulletin 1986-1987. Elvehjem Museum of Art (1987): 28-31. pp. 28-31
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Artscene." Summer 1997. p. 11
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Handbook of the Collection." Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, 1990. no. 133
  • Contemporary American Art Acquired by Elvehjem Art Center (Wisconsin State Journal, April 20, 1968)
  • University of Wisconsin, "Elvehjem Art Center Progress Report," 2nd semester 1967-68.
  • Finkelstein, Louis. "Tworkov: Radical Pro." Art News, vol. 63, no. 2 (April 1964): 32-35, 52-54. p. 34, no. 7
  • Third Eye Center, Richard Demarco Gallery, in association with the Ulster Museum, "Jack Tworkov, Paintings 1950-1978." Glasgow: Third Eye Center, 1979. p. 14
  • Tuchman, Phyllis. "An Interview with Jack Tworkov." Artforum, vol. IX, no. 5 (January 1971): 62-68. p. 66
  • Bryant, Edward. "Jack Tworkov." New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1964. p. [38]
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Elvehjem Museum of Art Bulletin/Annual Report 1986-1987." Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1988. p. 28
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Handbook of the Collection of the Elvehjem Art Center." Madison, WI: Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1974.
  • Robbins, Christa Noel. "Artist as Author." Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2021. pp. 2, 18, 56, 59, fig. 0.1, pl. 1

  • Inaugural Exhibition: 19th & 20th Cen. Art from Collection of Alumni & Friends: Elvehjem Art Center, 9/11/1970–11/8/1970
  • Contemporary Voices in the Arts, TV Dinner—Homage to E.A.T. (Food for Thought): NY State Council on the Arts, 2/25/1967–2/25/1967
  • Jack Tworkov: Whitney Museum of American Art, 3/25/1964–5/3/1964
  • Recent Paintings by Jack Tworkov: Yale University Art Gallery, 1/1/1963–1/5/1964
  • Jack Tworkov (1963): Leo Castelli Gallery

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