With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Yves Tanguy
Painting/Drawing
1900 – 1950
- Biography/Description of Work
Surrealist painter married to fellow artist Kay Sage, Tanguy belonged to the intellectual circle of pre World War II emigres associated with Alexander Calder. The couple lived in an 18th century house in Woodbury; their barn, house, both studios, were decorated with mid-century modern furniture and a billiards table.
- Sources view
- http://rustysartists.blogspot.com/2012/12/surrealists.html Uconn database, Rachel Carley, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yves_Tanguy, http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=5804, http://www.matta-art.com/tanguy/tanguy.htm, http://www.yvestanguy.org/en/, http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/tanguy/, http://arthistory.about.com/od/namestt/p/tanguy.htm, http://www.wikipaintings.org/en/yves-tanguy, http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/collections/collection-online/artists/1568, http://www.askart.com/askart/t/yves_tanguey/yves_tanguey.aspx, http://ctartists.blogspot.com/ Yves Tanguy Art Showing - New York Times - 1954-8-29, Yves Tanguy Art Showing - New York Times - 1955-9-11, Yves Tanguy Art Showing - The Hartford Courant - 1954-8-6, Yves Tanguy Article - New York Times - 1974-11-7, Yves Tanguy Article - New York Times - 1974-11-24, Yves Tanguy Article - New York Times - 1983-1-21, Yves Tanguy Article - New York Times - 2010-5-14, Yves Tanguy Obituary - New York Times - 1955-1-16
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