Jules Langsner (19111967) was an American

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and

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. Born in

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in 1911 and died in 1967 in California. Although born in New York, Langsner did not grow up in New York. He and his family moved to

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shortly after his birth.

HardEdge Colorforms

Langsner has become associated with the term that he coined, along with

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, ''"

hard-edge painting Hard-edge painting is painting in which abrupt transitions are found between color areas. Color areas are often of one unvarying color. The Hard-edge painting style is related to Geometric abstraction, Op Art, Post-painterly Abstraction, and C ...

."'' http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt5v19r00h/ It was in 1959 that Langsner and art historian Peter Selz originated the phrase "hard-edge painting" to describe the colors, shapes and style of abstract expressionist painting on the West Coast.

References

* Social Security death index. Accessed August 2, 2010.
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February 19, 2005. January 19, 2009. * Kleiner, Fred S. Mamiya, Christin J. Gardner's Art Through The Ages. Belmont Ca.: Thomson Higher Education, 2006. {{DEFAULTSORT:Langsner, Jules 1911 births 1967 deaths People from New York City American art critics 20th-century American Jews 20th-century American non-fiction writers American curators