Ethel Schwabacher
1903–1984
Introduction
Ethel Kremer Schwabacher (May 20, 1903 — November 25, 1984) was an American painter and writer. An influential figure in the abstract expressionist movement, she was represented by the Betty Parsons Gallery in the 1950s and 1960s. She was a protégé and the first biographer of Arshile Gorky, and friends with many prominent painters in New York at that time, including Willem de Kooning, Richard Pousette-Dart, Kenzo Okada, and José Guerrero. She was also the author of a monograph on the artist John Charles Ford and a memoir, Hungry for Light.
Wikidata identifier
Q5403208
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Roles
Artist, painter
ULAN identifier
500074404
Names
Ethel Schwabacher
Information from the Getty Research Institute's Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License. Accessed June 8, 2026.
