Talk:Washington Color School

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I don't think this merits inclusion, as its the claim of one person that an "undiscovered" artist was in the Washington Color School. Bangabandhu (talk) 18:40, 10 March 2017 (UTC)

Finally, a newly discovered Washington Color School artist named Gil Cuatrecasas was appraised by a nationwide advisory board under the name "Rediscovered Masters" in 2014. In the early seventies, Cuatrecasas created colorful, mural-sized paintings with floating dendritic forms, culminating in multiple group and solo exhibitions at both the Museum of Modern Art in Brazil and in Argentina, as well as the Houston Museum of Contemporary Art. The artist exhibited with Washington Color School artists in 1964 in a traveling exhibition titled "Nine Contemporary Painters," curated by Lawrence Alloway of the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

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Blaine Larson internal link removal

Hi, why did you remove the internal link, almost every other artist in the list has an internal link? Thanks! Thomas da Silva (talk) 02:59, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

why is James W. Twittey to list of Washington Color School artists?.

please remove this link as he had nothing to do with this group pf artist. It is false, and as an expert on this art movement I can tell you this is false. Please undo all the references and associations referring to James Twitter as part of the WCS. Tomcatmo (talk) 23:29, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

Washington Color School — Incorrect Alternate Name Must Be Removed

Greetings, Wikipedia Editors, I am writing to formally request a correction to the opening line and infobox of this article, which incorrectly lists "Washington, D.C., Color School" as an alternate name for this movement. This designation does not exist in the historical record and must be removed. The Historical Record The term Washington Color School was coined by art critic Andrew Hudson in his 1965 review published in The Washington Post, written in direct response to the landmark exhibition Washington Color Painters, held at the Washington Gallery of Modern Art from June 25 to September 5, 1965. This exhibition presented the six founding artists of the movement: Gene Davis, Thomas Downing, Morris Louis, Howard Mehring, Kenneth Noland, and Paul Reed. Following Hudson's coinage, the name Washington Color School was adopted and used authoritatively by leading voices in American art criticism, including Clement Greenberg, who wrote about the movement in Art International magazine, and Barbara Rose, whose critical writing further established the name in the scholarly record. Not one of these primary sources — nor any exhibition catalog, Smithsonian Archives of American Art documentation, or peer-reviewed art historical publication — refers to this movement as the "Washington, D.C., Color School." On Abbreviation The only accepted abbreviation for this movement is WCS. It has never been shortened to, referred to as, or grouped under a "Washington, D.C." designation in any form. Why This Matters The Washington Color School is a precisely documented chapter of American art history. The name was established contemporaneously by the critics and institutions closest to the movement. Wikipedia's role is to reflect the historical record accurately — not to introduce terminology that did not exist at the time of the movement's formation, critical recognition, or ongoing scholarly documentation. Allowing "Washington, D.C., Color School" to remain — even as an alternate name — risks misleading researchers, students, educators, and institutions who rely on Wikipedia as a reference point. Archival history cannot be revised because of a present-day editorial oversight. Requested Action Please remove "Washington, D.C., Color School" from the article's opening sentence and infobox immediately, and ensure that all references throughout this article use only the historically correct name: Washington Color School. Thank you for your attention to this important correction. Tomcatmo Tomcatmo (talk) 22:55, 7 June 2026 (UTC)