Lyn Brockway
Lyn Brockway(born 1929) is an American painter who was active in theSan Franciscoabstractexpressionismmovement in the 1950s.[1]
Biography
[edit]Having grown up in San Francisco, Lyn Brockway went on to attend theUniversity of California (Berkeley)and took courses at the California School of Fine Arts (nowSan Francisco Art Institute).[1]In the late 1940s, Brockway metRobert Duncanand the artistJess,and became active in numerous exhibitions, poetry gatherings, and creative endeavors through their circle. Her work is known for its figurative quality, use of bright, hallucinatory colors, rich compositions, and a romanticism emblematic of much work during theSan Francisco Renaissance.Some of her noble works includeBreakfast in a Paris Lodging(1951),[2]Aunt at Solitaire(1953), andWild Flowers(1954).[3]She went on to raise a family, following which her art practice was discontinued.[4]
Museum collections
[edit]- The Grey Art Gallery,New York City,NY[2]
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,San Francisco, CA[3]
- Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery,Vancouver,BC[5]
References
[edit]- ^abWagstaff, Christopher (1990).Lyn Brockway, Harry Jacobus, and Jess: The Romantic Paintings.United States: F. D. J. Engelbrecht. pp. 5–8.ISBN9991672478.
- ^ab"Lyn Brown Brockway, Breakfast in a Paris Lodging, 1951, Oil on muslin 45 x 31 in. Collection of Anne and Robert Bertholf".Wall Street International.2014-01-17.Retrieved2021-03-12.
- ^abHaddad, Natalie (2019-09-04)."Looking at the Legacy of Jess in California".Hyperallergic.Retrieved2021-03-12.
- ^Seed, John; History, ContributorProfessor of Art (2014-05-21)."Beauty Fierce as Stars*, Groundbreaking Women Painters 1950s and Beyond at Mythos Fine Art & Artifacts".HuffPost.Retrieved2021-03-12.
{{cite web}}:|first2=has generic name (help) - ^"Stations: Some Recent Acquisitions".Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery.Retrieved2021-03-12.
Further reading
[edit]- Laurence, Robin. "Surrealism Makes a Sexual Connection: [FINAL Edition]."The Vancouver Sun,June 17, 1995.
External links
[edit]- Sutton, Kate. “Very Fine House.”Bookforum,December/January, 2020.https:// bookforum /print/2604/how-robert-duncan-and-jess-built-an-artistic-life-together-23742
- Grey Art Gallery. “An Opening of the Field.”Wall Street International,January 17, 2014.https://wsimag /art/6855-an-opening-of-the-field
- Cotter, Holland (2014-01-16). "The Company They Kept (Published 2014)".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.https:// nytimes /2014/01/17/arts/design/robert-duncan-and-jess-and-their-wonderland-of-art.htmlRetrieved 2021-03-13.
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