Temporary Exhibitions
Current
current exhibition
Color as Field
American Painting, 1950–1975
On view through February 3, 2008
Color field paintings are expansive canvases washed with flat areas of solid color. Color as Field was the first exhibition to bring together the works of major color field painters. The show featured about 40 color field paintings and explored their sources, meaning, and impact.
The exhibition included paintings by color field artists Helen Frankenthaler, Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland, Jules Olitski, Larry Poons, and Frank Stella, along with their precursors, important abstract expressionists like Sam Francis, Mark Rothko, and Clyfford Still.
Color as Field was organized by the American Federation of Arts. This exhibition was made possible, in part, by grants from the Henry Luce Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts as part of American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius.
Additional local funding was provided by the citizens who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District and the generous donors to the Annual Leadership Campaign. Promotional support was provided by The Denver Post.
© 2008 Denver Art Museum
