American Artists 1940’s to 1960s Resources
Jasper Johns
Johns work is often described as Neo-Dadaist, as opposed to pop art, even though his subject matter often includes images and objects from popular culture. Still, many compilations on pop art include Jasper Johns as a pop artist because of his artistic us
Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) New York
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Jay DeFeo
Jay DeFeo, one of the "16 Artists," was born in 1929 in Hanover, New Hampshire, and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. She received a bachelor’s degree in 1950 and a master’s in 1951, both in studio art, from the University of California, Berkeley.