The documentary films in this series explore the multiple realities of the 60s and 70s, both in their time and in retrospect. This film is a vibrant collective portrait of the legendary figures who powered the tumultuous post-war New York art scene, and in the process illuminates the genesis of Abstract Expressionism. Footage of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's landmark exhibition New York Painting and Sculpture 1940–1970 supplements the film.