I try to construct a picture in which shapes, spaces, colors, form a set of unique relationships, independent of any subject matter. At the same time I try to capture and translate the excitement and emotion aroused in me by the impact with the original idea.

Born in Altmar New York he moved to Connecticut in 1898 and later to New York City. After his death in 1965 his widow Sally Avery donated the artist's personal papers to the Archives of American Art a research center of the Smithsonian Institution. C.

Born in Altmar New York he moved to Connecticut in 1898 and later to New York City.