Artist
Frank Bowling
b. 1934 · Guyanese-British
Frank Bowling moved from figurative painting toward large abstractions shaped by staining, pouring, map imagery and an experimental material process. Based between London and New York, he helped expand the terms through which Black artists could participate in abstraction.
Painting
Major Works
- 1970Middle Passage →
- 1971Texas Louise →
- 1969–70Night Journey →
- 1968Who’s Afraid of Barney Newman? →
- 1967Map Painting I →
- 1969Dan Johnson’s Surprise →
- 1966Mirror →
- 1989Sacha Jason Guyana Dreams →
- 1984–86Spreadout Ron Kitaj →
- 2010sCrossings →
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
