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Tworkov

American  
[twawr-kof] / ˈtwɔr kɒf /

noun

  1. Jack, 1900–82, U.S. painter, born in Poland.


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Her teacher Jack Tworkov, an abstract expressionist, introduced her to experimental young artists including Claes Oldenburg and Robert Rauschenberg, whose work opened Ms. Bartlett to new directions in modern art.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2022

But none had quite the dramatic vision of Jack Tworkov, the abstract expressionist painter, in the middle of the previous century.

From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2021

And, according to LaRosa, there are Josef Albers paintings in Jill Biden’s office, while the Vermeil Room features abstract paintings by Alma Thomas and Jack Tworkov as well as two Roy Lichtenstein prints.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 24, 2021

These works drew comparisons to muscular abstract paintings by Franz Kline, Jack Tworkov and others.

From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2016

"Peter is very, very serious about Zen practice," says Helen Tworkov, author of Zen in America and editor in chief of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

From Time Magazine Archive

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