Editing Adolph Gottlieb (section)

==Death and legacy==

A stroke in 1970 left Gottlieb paralyzed except for his right arm and hand. He continued to paint and to exhibit his art until his death in March 1974. His funeral service was held on March 6, 1974, at Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home, and he was buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY.<ref>"Deaths," The New York Times, March 5, 1974, p. 36</ref> He was voted into the [[American Academy of Arts and Letters]] in 1972.

Gottlieb advocated for artists' professional status throughout his life. He helped to organize "Forum 49” and other artist-led events and symposia in New York and Provincetown in the 1940s and 1950s. In 1950 he was the primary organizer of the protest against the Metropolitan Museum of Art that resulted in him and his colleagues gaining recognition as "[[The Irascibles]]". Following directions in his Will, the [[Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation]] was formed in 1976, offering grants to visual artists.