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Welcome to the Docent Portal for Abstraction and Ourselves.
This page is your central resource for interpretive materials and educational tools related to Abstraction and Ourselves. Here you’ll find docent context, discussion prompts, and teaching resources to support tours, programs, and classroom connections.
Content will be added and updated throughout the run of the exhibition, so please check back regularly. If you have questions or need additional materials, please reach out to Laura Steefel-Moore, Director of Learning and Community Engagement, at lsteefelmoore@thecat.org.
Thank you for your work supporting meaningful engagement with this exhibition.
Scanned Texts from Exhibition Focused Books
Scanned Texts from Exhibition Focused Books
This section includes selected scanned excerpts from books and publications that support Abstraction and Ourselves. These materials provide additional context for the exhibition’s themes, artists, and approaches to abstraction and are intended for internal educational use.
Click the book cover below to access and read PDF excerpts.
Rita Letendre: Fire & Light
Frankenthaler
Abstract Art: A Global History
Joan Snyder: Body & Soul
Georgia O'Keeffe: Abstraction
Howardena Pindell: What Remains To Be Seen
Claire Falkenstein
Action / Gesture / Paint: a global story of women and abstraction 1940-70
The Inner Light: Sculpture by Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová
Read Interview with Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová
General Audience Engagement Techniques for Public Tours
General Audience Engagement Techniques for Public Tours
This section includes two PDF documents with questions for discussing abstraction with adults and activities for abstraction for adults.
Click the buttons below to access and read the PDF documents.
The Case for Abstraction - The Art Assignment
The Case for Abstraction - The Art Assignment
Patricia Treib, 'Enfold' - Kate MacGarry
Patricia Treib, 'Enfold' - Kate MacGarry
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