Artist

Charles G. Shaw

Portrait of Charles G. Shaw

American, 1892–1974

Charles G. Shaw was an American artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Charles G. Shaw was born in New York City.

Charles Green Shaw was an American painter, poet, writer, and illustrator. He was a key figure in early American abstract art. Shaw's paintings are part of most major collections of American Art, including the Art Institute of Chicago, Corcoran Gallery, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Musee d'Art Moderne de Paris, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Whitney Museum.

Collections represented

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