All four artists were born within six years of each other (1928 - 1933) and their practices offer an opportunity to compare
the strong aesthetic influences, interests and objectives their generation shared, despite developing on either side of the Atlantic.
Juliana Rieser Force, Rieser also spelled Reiser, (born Dec. 25, 1876, Doylestown, Pa., U.S. — died Aug. 28, 1948, New York, N.Y.), American art administrator, the first director of the Whitney Museum of American Art, whose natural
aesthetic sensitivity guided her
strong influence on that institution's development.