The catalogue for a retrospective exhibition of some 30 works by first-generation American abstract expressionist painter Pousette-Dart, held November 1997-February 1998, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Essays focus on his work and writings, including quotations from his notebooks published here for the first time, and a theoretical consideration of the spiritual nature of his work and his relationship with other abstract expressionists. Includes 33 color illustrations and 15 b&w. 10.5x10 Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.