New York’s Museum of Modern Art Is Founded
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Arts
- Subcategories: Patrons, Mentors, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: New York City
- Date: 1929
Article abstract: Alfred Barr’s scholarship and passion, backed by Rockefeller money and prestige, put previously despised radical art at the center of American culture.
Summary of Event
Americans were first exposed to radical art, from Postimpressionism to cubism to expressionism, at the famous independent exhibition held in New York’s Sixty-ninth Street Armory in 1913 (the “Armory Show”). The new styles were appreciated only by a few independent collectors, however, and American artists who adopted them had next to no support. In the 1920’s,...
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