The department has a long and
distinguished tradition dating back to the pioneering work of John Bates Clark, Wesley Clair Mitchell, Harold Hotelling and
«Harvey Quaytman: Against the Static highlights BAMPFA's
distinguished tradition of mounting groundbreaking exhibitions of abstract painting — a consistent strength of our collection and exhibition program that
dates back to a 1963 gift of work from Hans Hofmann and continues through last year's Charles Howard retrospective.»