Harold Rosenberg

Date of Birth: February 2, 1906

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Death: July 11, 1978

Place of Death: Springs, New York, U.S.

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Harold Rosenberg was an American writer, educator, philosopher, and art critic. He was known for his art criticism, as well as coining the term “Action Painting” for what later came to be known as abstract expressionism. He was The New Yorker’s art critic.

Harold was the son of Fanny and Abraham Rosenberg. His parents were Russian Jewish immigrants.