Overview: 41 of Arshile Gorky's paintings and drawings from the 1940s established the artist as a pioneer of abstract expressionism. Works in the exhibition came from the collections of the National Gallery and other public and private lenders.

Organization: The exhibition was organized by the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in cooperation with the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Michael Auping, chief curator at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, was curator of the exhibition. Mark Rosenthal, curator of 20th-century art, coordinated the show for the National Gallery.

Sponsor: The exhibition and catalogue were supported by a grant from The Henry Luce Foundation, with additional funding from the T.J. Brown and C.A. Lupton Foundation, Fort Worth.

Other Venues:

• Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, 10/13/1995–12/31/1995
• Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 01/13/1996–03/17/1996