Define Abstract Expressionism as described by the following three sources in a single 400-500 word essay. Integrate the ideas from all three of the sources; do not summarize each one separately. (Of course, it is always appropriate to bring in what you have learned from class lecture into your assignments as well!) Essay: Stella Paul, "Abstract Expressionism" (2004) (Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, Met Museum) Essay: "Abstract Expressionism" (Skip last section called "Later Developments") (The Art Story) Essay: "Art Critics Comparison: Clement Greenberg vs. Harold Rosenberg" (The Art Story) Touch on the following questions (not necessarily in this order) in your essay: What events contributed to the advent of Abstract Expressionism (Ab Ex)? What were some of the influences and inspirations for Ab Ex? Name specific artists, movements, philosophers, ideas, etc. How were artists exposed to European modernism in the 1940s? What are the two subcategories of Ab Ex? What does it look like? Who were the critics that advocated for Ab Ex and what did they admire or find interesting about it? Please be careful about plagiarizing. Be sure to use quotations around the phrases or sentences that you use and cite the sources using parenthetical citations. Or refer specifically to the sources in your essay, e. g. "Author Stella Paul argues that..."