Conrad marca relli biography for kids
Marca-Relli, originally named Corrado Marcarelli, was....
American Abstract Expressionist painter and teacher Norman Lewis was a leader in the abstract movement.
Conrad Marca-Relli facts for kids
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Conrad Marca-Relli in 1982 in his studio | |
| Born | Corrado Marcarelli (1913-06-05)June 5, 1913 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | August 29, 2000(2000-08-29) (aged 87) Parma, Italy |
| Education | New York School |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Abstract expressionism |
Conrad Marca-Relli (born Corrado Marcarelli; June 5, 1913 – August 29, 2000) was an American artist who belonged to the early generation of New York SchoolAbstract Expressionist artists whose artistic innovation by the 1950s had been recognized across the Atlantic, including Paris.
New York School Abstract Expressionism, represented by Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Robert Motherwell, John Ferren, Marca-Relli and others became a leading art movement of the postwar era.
Biography
Marcarelli (he changed the spelling later in life) was born in Boston.
His parents Cosimo and Genovina Marcarelli were Itali