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Jules Langsner (19111967) was an American
art critic An art critic is a person who is specialized in analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating art. Their written critiques or reviews contribute to art criticism and they are published in newspapers, magazines, books, exhibition brochures, and catalogu ...
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 Peter Selz, ''" hard-edge painting."'' 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.
the-Artist.org
Accessed January 17, 2009.

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