How Long to Read Surrealists in New York: Atelier 17 and the Birth of Abstract Expressionism

How Long Does it Take to Read Surrealists in New York: Atelier 17 and the Birth of Abstract Expressionism?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 38 minutes to read Surrealists in New York: Atelier 17 and the Birth of Abstract Expressionism by Charles Darwent

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Description

An absorbing group biography revealing how exiles from war-torn France brought surrealism to America, sparking the movement that became abstract expressionism. In 1957 the American artist Robert Motherwell made an unexpected claim: "I have only known two painting milieus well … the Parisian Surrealists, with whom I began painting seriously in New York in 1940, and the native movement that has come to be known as 'abstract expressionism,' but which genetically would have been more properly called 'abstract surrealism.'" Motherwell’s bold assertion, that abstract expressionism was neither new...

How long is Surrealists in New York: Atelier 17 and the Birth of Abstract Expressionism?

Surrealists in New York: Atelier 17 and the Birth of Abstract Expressionism by Charles Darwent is 328 pages long, and a total of 84,624 words.

This makes it 111% the length of the average book. It also has 103% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Surrealists in New York: Atelier 17 and the Birth of Abstract Expressionism Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 42 minutes to read Surrealists in New York: Atelier 17 and the Birth of Abstract Expressionism aloud.

What Reading Level is Surrealists in New York: Atelier 17 and the Birth of Abstract Expressionism?

Surrealists in New York: Atelier 17 and the Birth of Abstract Expressionism is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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