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Beauford Delaney: From New York to Paris

Philadelphia Museum of Art: November 13, 2005 - January 29, 2006

Jazz Quartet 1946 Beauford Delaney (American, 1901-1979) Oil on canvas 28 x 36 inches Private collection Photograph courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, LLC, New York

During a career of more than fifty years, Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) created works of astonishing variety and originality. His dynamic depictions of the streets, parks, and jazz clubs of Harlem and Greenwich Village, dating from 1929 to 1953, convey the energy of the city, while his layered, captivating abstract compositions from his Paris years (1953-1979) demonstrate his sustained exploration of color. Throughout his career, Delaney painted perceptive portraits of celebrated writers, musicians, and actors, many of whom were his close friends, most notably James Baldwin, Henry Miller, and Marian Anderson. ...

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