| When Werner Drewes immigrated to the United States in 1930, he brought with him a full understanding of German Expressionism and his formal training in the doctrines of the Bauhaus. At that time few American artists were working in a semi-abstract fashion, and Drewes was viewed as a pioneer. In an attempt to attract more American artists to the Bauhaus style and philosophy, Drewes helped found the American Abstract Artists Group in 1936, an organization that would eventually become a major force in the American art scene. This exhibition focuses on Drewes’ woodcut prints. Drewes once stated “the technique of the woodcut, my first and most lasting love, gave me innumerable hours of struggle and joy...”. |
