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Charles Green Shaw Mixed Media

American, 1892-1974

Charles Green Shaw was an American artist, painter and writer, born in 1892, in New York City. He went on to become a significant figure in the history of American abstract art. His work was noted for its clarity of form and architectural construction. In the later part of his life, Charles turned to abstract expressionism. He graduated from Yale University and then studied at the Art Students League of New York, with Thomas Hart Benton. He also took private lessons from George Luks.

Shaw’s work is part of most major collections of American Art, including the Whitney Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Arts Institute of Chicago, the Smithsonian Institution, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Corcoran Gallery.

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Artist: Charles Green Shaw
"Montage (Gaming)" Charles Green Shaw, Playing Cards Collage, Games
"Montage (Gaming)" Charles Green Shaw, Playing Cards Collage, Games

"Montage (Gaming)" Charles Green Shaw, Playing Cards Collage, Games

By Charles Green Shaw

Located in New York, NY

Charles Green Shaw Montage (Gaming), circa 1935 18th Century print, playing cards 15 x 10 inches Charles Green Shaw, born into a wealthy New York family, began painting when he was...

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1930s American Modern Charles Green Shaw Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

"Pleasure and Recreation" Charles Green Shaw, Playing Cards Collage, Games
"Pleasure and Recreation" Charles Green Shaw, Playing Cards Collage, Games

"Pleasure and Recreation" Charles Green Shaw, Playing Cards Collage, Games

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Charles Green Shaw Pleasure and Recreation, circa 1935 18th Century print, playing cards 15 x 10 inches Charles Green Shaw, born into a wealthy New York family, began painting when...

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1930s American Modern Charles Green Shaw Mixed Media

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