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This website seeks to explore and interrogate the past at a school dedicated to the new. Contributions by students, staff, faculty, alumni, and researchers.

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Julia L. Foulkes, Professor of History
Mark Larrimore, Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Wendy Scheir, Director, New School Archives and Special Collections

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Allan Kaprow

Posted on Sunday May 19, 2019

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Allan Kaprow (1927-2006) was an American painter best known for his development of performance art. He began teaching at the New School in the 1970's.
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Posted on Sunday May 19, 2019

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Allan Kaprow was an American painter who taught at the New School during the 1970’s. You can read about him here.

If you’d like to write a more in-depth profile of Allan Kaprow, email us at [email protected]. We welcome contributions.

Allan Kaprow
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