Lyn Brockway (born 1929) is an American painter who was active in the San Francisco abstract expressionism movement in the 1950s.
Biography
Having grown up in San Francisco, Lyn Brockway went on to attend the University of California (Berkeley) and took courses at the California School of Fine Arts (now San Francisco Art Institute). In the late 1940s, Brockway met Robert Duncan and the artist Jess, 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 the San Francisco Renaissance. Some of her noble works include Breakfast in a Paris Lodging (1951), Aunt at Solitaire (1953), and Wild Flowers (1954). She went on to raise a family, following which her art practice was discontinued.
Museum collections
- The Grey Art Gallery, New York City, NY
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
- Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
References
- ^ Wagstaff, Christopher (1990). Lyn Brockway, Harry Jacobus, and Jess: The Romantic Paintings. United States: F. D. J. Engelbrecht. pp. 5–8. ISBN 9991672478.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ Haddad, Natalie (2019-09-04). "Looking at the Legacy of Jess in California". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- 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. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
{{cite web}}:|first2=has generic name (help) - "Stations: Some Recent Acquisitions". Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
Further reading
- Laurence, Robin. "Surrealism Makes a Sexual Connection: ." The Vancouver Sun, June 17, 1995.
External links
- Sutton, Kate. “Very Fine House.” Bookforum, December/January, 2020. https://www.bookforum.com/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.com/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://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/17/arts/design/robert-duncan-and-jess-and-their-wonderland-of-art.htmlRetrieved 2021-03-13.