Meridian
Modern and Contemporary Art

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Meridian
Artwork Details
Artist/Maker
Betty Bierne Parsons
American, 1900–1982
American, 1900–1982
Date
1978
Medium
Oil on wood
Accession #
1992.50
Dimensions
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Location
Currently Not on View
Description
A fearless champion of contemporary art, Betty Bierne Parsons was both an artist and a professional art dealer. As an artist she made sculptural paintings in order to free her spirit and find her artistic voice. Inspired by the windswept setting of her Long Island home, Parsons combined pieces of wood that she found along the shore into abstract constructions, as in Meridian, which is painted with brightly geometric colors on each fragment.
Credit
The Lenore and Burton Gold Collection of 20th Century Art, gift through the 20th Century Art Acquisition FundImage Copyright
© Betty Parsons Foundation