No doubt about it, he was and remains one of our greatest American painters.
So, in terms of imagery at least, American painters had a big advantage.
His reputation as a major American painter, the textbook view today, didn't take hold until the 1960's.
"But still I have no experience in being an American painter."
New works from one of the most original American painters of the 1980's.
The show includes works by some 50 European and American painters.
Note that there was an American painter of the same name.
He was the first self-taught American painter in the 20th century to be recognized by a museum.
An astonishing number of major American painters put trains into their landscapes.
"Yes, but I've pretty much decided on going with American painters."