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September 1, 2010
Michael Rush, ed. Hans Hofmann: Circa 1950 Exh. cat. Waltham, MA: Rose Art Museum, 2010. 144 pp.; 83 color ills.; 8 b/w ills. Cloth $30.00 (9780976159346)

Exhibition schedule: Rose Art Museum, Waltham, MA, January 15–April 5, 2009; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK, February 21–May 9, 2010; Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC, July 3–October 17, 2010

 
CrossRef DOI: 10.3202/caa.reviews.2010.96

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The exhibition (and accompanying catalogue) Hans Hofmann: Circa 1950 sets out to convince viewers that it was a “singularly important year” in the artist’s career (9). In contrast, at a panel discussion on March 27, 2010, at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, curator Catherine Morris referred to 1950 as a “minor moment” in Hans Hofmann’s life. So which is it? After several visits and a thorough reading of the catalogue, it’s hard to say....