Armory Show
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Arts
- Subcategories: Artists, Artisans
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: New York City
- Date: February 17, 1913
Article abstract: Exposure of the U.S. public to revolutionary European art movements encourages the expansion of museums and inspires a generation of American artists.
Summary of Event
On a cold February day in New York in 1913, U.S. art ended its infancy and began its meteoric rise to world recognition in an old, large, drafty armory. The International Exhibition of Modern Art, as the Armory Show was officially called, opened in the Sixty-ninth Regiment Armory at 25th Street and Lexington Avenue in New York City, on February 17, 1913. The...
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