The installation of the newly named Rosann Gelvin Noel Gallery featured major Abstract Expressionist artists, including Jackson Pollock, Adolph Gottlieb, and David Smith.
Sponsored in part by the Office of the Chancellor, U of I and Office of the Provost and Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs, U of I. Image credit: David Smith, Untitled, 1952, egg ink and tempera on paper, Long-term loan/promised gift of Professor Robert B. Smith
This selection of canvases, works on paper, and sculpture highlighted not only significant examples of mature Abstract Expressionism but also compositions that depict abstract representations of people, objects, and architecture.