As the first truly original school of painting in America, Abstract expressionism demonstrated the vitality and creativity of the country in the post-war years, as well as its ability (or need) to develop an aesthetic sense that was not constrained by the European standards of beauty.
Kao prva zaista izvorna škola slikarstva u Americi, apstraktni ekspresionizam je prikazao vitalnost i kreativnost te države u poslijeratnim godinama, kao i njenu sposobnost (ili potrebu) da razvije estetički osjećaj koji nije bio ograničen europskim standardima ljepote.