Americans in Paris: Article
“NYU’s Grey Art Museum Reopens with Ambitious ‘Americans in Paris’ Show”
NYU News, February 5, 2024
by Peggy McGlone
American artists moved to Paris after World War II to study, experiment, and make the art they wanted to make outside the pressures of critical judgment and popular taste. They lived in hotel rooms lacking heat and debated art and politics in cafes where they stretched their morning coffees into the afternoon.
And they did it all on $75 a month.