Henry Geldzahler

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Henry Geldzahler (1935, Antwerp, Belgium—August 16, 1994, Southampton, New York^[1]) was a well-known curator of contemporary art in the late 20th century. Unlike most curators at the time, he befriended many of the artists he was interested in, and socialized with them as if he were just another artist. Artists he associated with included Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Jasper Johns, Frank Stella, Andy Warhol, and many other well-known artists. He worked for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, where he eventually orgazined the landmark exhibition, New York Painting and Sculpture: 1940-1970, which included his favorite contemporary work.

Geldzahler is the subject of a documentary called Who Gets to Call It Art? by Peter Rosen.