The New York Times: ‘Agnes of the Desert’ Joins Modernism’s Pantheon

The first New York museum exhibition on a still-mysterious painter inspired by the abstract beauty of the American desert. Read the full article →

Agnes Pelton’s “Orbits” (1934), at the Whitney Museum of American Art, shows the artist’s arsenal of stars on lariats, vessel shapes and a horizon — a sense of Disney-like animation, and wit.Credit...Oakland Museum of California

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artnet: Agnes Pelton Went to the Desert in Search of Solace. Her Paintings at the Whitney Show She Found Something Magical There

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VOGUE: Agnes Pelton Finally Gets Her Due With a Major New Show at the Whitney