Mary Abbott

1921–2019

Introduction

Mary Lee Abbott (July 27, 1921 – August 23, 2019) was an American artist, known as a member of the New York School of abstract expressionists in the late 1940s and 1950s. Her abstract and figurative work were also influenced by her time spent in Saint Croix and Haiti, where she lived off and on throughout the 1950s.

Wikidata identifier

Q6778771

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Roles

Artist, painter

ULAN identifier

500487312

Names

Mary Abbott

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First acquired
2025

Date of birth
July 27, 1921

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artists/20701


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