Until this period, Jewish names generally changed with every generation. For example, if Moses son of Mendel (Moyshe ben Mendel) married Sarah daughter of Rebecca (Sora bas Rifke), and they had a boy and named it Samuel (Shmuel), the child would be called Shmuel ben Moyshe.
Although the term abstract expressionism was first applied to American art in 1946 by the art critic Robert Coates, it had been first used in Germany in 1919 in the magazine Der Sturm, regarding German Expressionism.
Abstract Expressionist Sculpture. Explore how sculptors took on the challenges of Abstract Expressionism. Abstract Expressionism is a term applied to a movement in American painting that flourished in New York City after World War II, sometimes referred to as the New York School or, more narrowly, as action painting.bstract Expressionist Artists in New York City. Abstract Expressionism marked the beginning of New York Cityâs influence as the center of the western art world. The world of the Abstract Expressionist artists was firmly rooted in Lower Manhattan.