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Denis Diderot

(Left) The 18th C. French writer Denis Diderot is usually credited with the invention of the modern medium of art criticism. Diderot's "The Salon of 1765" was one of the first real attempts to capture art in words.

Harold Rosenberg

(Top Right) Harold Rosenberg was one of the chief critics of American Art in the mid 20th century.

(Bottom Right) Clement Greenberg, along with Rosenberg, was one of the 20th Century's most influential art critics on American Art. He is best known for his promotion and defense of abstract expressionism.

Clement Greenbert
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