1972 Annual Exhibition: Contemporary American Painting
Jan 25–Mar 19, 1972
Catalogue cover for 1972 Annual Exhibition: Contemporary American Painting
The 1972 Annual Exhibition was curated by James Monte.
View the full exhibition catalogue at the Internet Archive.
Installation Photography
Installation view of the 1972 Annual Exhibition: Contemporary American Painting (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, January 25–March 19, 1972). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements
Installation view of the 1972 Annual Exhibition: Contemporary American Painting (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, January 25–March 19, 1972). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements
Installation view of the 1972 Annual Exhibition: Contemporary American Painting (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, January 25–March 19, 1972). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements
Installation view of the 1972 Annual Exhibition: Contemporary American Painting (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, January 25–March 19, 1972). From left to right: Al Held, Black Nile III; William Omwake, Zax Zealot. Photograph by Geoffrey Clements
Installation view of the 1972 Annual Exhibition: Contemporary American Painting (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, January 25–March 19, 1972). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements
In the News
“. . . the best [Annual] in years.” —The New York Times
“. . . this year’s Whitney Annual [. . .] isn’t half bad or at least, being no more than half bad, is pretty good, considering.” —The New York Times
“Only tokenism is triumphant in the show . . .” —The Washington Post
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