1945 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting

Nov 27, 1945–Jan 10, 1946

Cover for 1945 Annual catalogue
Cover for 1945 Annual catalogue

Cover for 1945 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting catalogue

View the full exhibition catalogue at the Internet Archive.



In the News

“For whatever reason you care to assign, I found the show peculiarly well stocked with esthetic nourishment.” —The New York Times

“. . . for the most part the pictures are alive and fresh and challenging. I think that this is all in all perhaps the best annual the Whitney has ever produced.” —The New York Times


More from this series

Learn more about the Whitney Biennial, the longest-running survey of American art.


On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Maya Man, A Realistic Day In My Life Living In New York City

Learn more about this project

Learn more at whitney.org/artport

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