Museum of Modern Art \ 11 West 53*d Street New York City f For release Saturday, Sept, 24 Sunday, Sept. 25 Paintings and sculpture "by American artists from public and private collections, including masterpieces which have not been seen in New York for many years, now are being assembled by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, for the American exhibition which will formally open the Museum's 1932-33 season on Nov. 2. The exhibition has been in preparation for the last six months. Although not intended as an historical survey, the exhibition, which covers the period 1862-1932, will re.present important schools of American painting and sculpture of the last 70 years. Characteristic worlcs will be shown of the great landscape school, George Innes$ Homer Marti*, a&d Alexander H. Wyant; the nineteenth century individualists, J. A. McN. Whistler, Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, and Albert Pinkham Ryder; Jhe cosmopolitans', Frank Duveneck, John Singer Sargent, Abbott Thayer, Mary Cassatt, and others; the impressionists, John Twachtman, Childe Hassam, and others; the Philadelphia and New York group which came on just before the impact of modernism in the second decade of the century; and the contemporary group which has developed since the time of the Armory Show. In sculpture a selection of works will be shown covering the period from John Quincy Adams. Ward to the contemporaries• The complete list of painters and sculptars in the exhibition will lie announced later. ->-$ There has been no attempt by the Museum to represent all the meritorious artists who were active during the 1862-1932 period. The Museum has endeavored to secure the best paintings and sculpture wherever available in public and private collaotions and to bring them together in an exhibition whichi would present vital contributions to American art during this period. The works have been selected on
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Museum of Modern Art \ 11 West 53*d Street New York City
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For release Saturday, Sept, 24
Sunday, Sept. 25
Paint ings and sculpture "by American a r t i s t s from public and
pr iva te c o l l e c t i o n s , including masterpieces which have not been seen
in New York for many years , now are being assembled by the Museum of
Modern Art , New York, for the American exh ib i t ion which w i l l formally
open the Museum's 1932-33 season on Nov. 2. The exhibi t ion has been
in preparat ion for the l a s t s i x months.
Although not intended as an h i s t o r i c a l survey, the exhib i t ion ,
which covers the period 1862-1932, w i l l re.present important schools of
American paint ing and scu lp ture of the l a s t 70 years . Charac te r i s t i c
worlcs w i l l be shown of the great landscape school , George Innes$ Homer
Marti*, a&d Alexander H. Wyant; the nineteenth century i n d i v i d u a l i s t s ,
J . A. McN. Whistler, Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, and Albert Pinkham
Ryder; Jhe cosmopolitans', Frank Duveneck, John Singer Sargent, Abbott
Thayer, Mary Cassat t , and o thers ; the impress ion is t s , John Twachtman,
Childe Hassam, and o t h e r s ; the Phi ladelphia and New York group which
came on just before the impact of modernism in the second decade of
the century; and the contemporary group which has developed since the
time of the Armory Show. In sculp ture a s e l ec t i on of works wi l l be
shown covering the period from John Quincy Adams. Ward to the
contemporaries•
The complete l i s t of pa in te r s and scu lp ta r s in the exhib i t ion
wi l l lie announced l a t e r . ->-$
There has been no attempt by the Museum to represent a l l the
meri torious a r t i s t s who were act ive during the 1862-1932 period. The
Museum has endeavored to secure the best paint ings and sculpture
wherever ava i l ab le in public and pr iva te col laot ions and to bring them
together in an exhibi t ion whichi would present v i t a l con t r ibu t ions to
American a r t during t h i s period. The works have been se lec ted on
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the bas is of the merit of each example, r a the r than on the repu ta t ion
of the a r t i s t s .
The Museum has t r i e d especia l ly to bring out from pr iva te
co l l ec t ions works which have/not been ava i l ab le to t he ,general pub l ic .
1\ the case of me& l i ke Blakelock, Homer Martin, Innes- and Wyant,
the Museum has succeeded in securing from public andj pr iva te
co l l ec t ions fine paint ings which have not been seen in Now York for
many yea r s .
The nineteenth century a r t i s t s w i l l be represented by two or*
more works each. Comtemporaries w i l l be represented by one work
each, except in the case of scu lp tors and of a r t i s t s who have made a
d i s t i n c t cont r ibu t ion in watercolor as well as in o i l pa in t ing .
The exhib i t ion i s under the d i r e c t i o n of Holger Cah i l l , who
for mauy years has mude an in tens ive study of American a r t and who
has conducted research in the f ield of fo lk -pa in t ing and fo lk-
sculpture for the Newark Museum.
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Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53rd S t ree t New York City
For r e l ease Saturday, Sept* 24
Sunday, Sept , 25
Paint ings and sculpture by American a r t i s t s from public a n d ^
pr iva te Col lec t ions , including masterpieces which have not been seen
in New York for many years , now-are being assembled by the Museum of
Modem Art , New York, for the American exh ib i t ion which w i l l formally
open the Museum's 1932-33 season on Nov. 2. The exhibi t ion has been
in prepara t ion for the l a s t s i x months.
Although not intended as an h i s t o r i c a l survey, the exhib i t ion ,
which covers the period 1862-1932, w i l l represent important schools of
American paint ing and sculp ture of the l a s t 70 years . Charac te r i s t i c
works w i l l be shown of the great landscape school , George Innes^ Homer
Martin, arcd Alexander H. Wyant; the nineteenth century i n d i v i d u a l i s t s ,
J . A. McN. Whistler, Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, and Albert pinkham
Ryder; the cosmopolitans, Frank Duveneck, John Singer Sargent, Abbott
Thayer, Mary Cassat t , and o thers ; the impress ion is t s , John Twachtman,
Childe Hassam, and o t h e r s ; the Phi ladelphia and New York group which
came on just before the impact of modernism in the second decade of
the century; and the contemporary group which has developed since the
time of the Armory Show. In sculp ture a s e l ec t i on of works wi l l be
shown covering the period from John Quin«y Adams. Ward to the
c ont emporari es»
The complete l i s t of pa in te r s and scu lp turs in the exhib i t ion
wi l l lie announced l a t e r*
There has been no attempt by the Museum to represent a l l the
meri tor ious a r t i s t s who were act ive during the 1862-1932 per iod. The
Museum has endeavored to secure the best paint ings and sculp ture
wherever ava i l ab le in public and pr iva te co l lec t ions and to bring them
together in an exhibi t ion which would present v i t a l con t r ibu t ions to
American a r t during t h i s period• The works have been se lected on
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the bas is of the merit of each example, r a the r than on the reputa t ion
of the a r t i s t s .
The Museum has t r i e d especia l ly to bring out from pr iva te
co l l ec t ions works whioh have not been ava i l ab le to t he general pub l ic .
In the case of men l i ke Blakelock, Homer Martin, InnesS, and Wyant,
the Museum has succeeded in securing from public and( p r iva te \
co l l ec t ions fine paint ings which have not been seen in New York for
many yea r s .
The nineteenth century a r t i s t s w i l l be represented by two or
more works each. ComtemporarTes w i l l lie represented by tone work
each, except in the case of sculp tors and of a r t i s t s who have made a
d i s t i n c t cont r ibut ion in watercolor as well as in o i l pa in t ing .
The exhibi t ion is ' under the d i r e c t i o n of Holger Cah i l l , who
for many years has made an in tens ive study of American a r t and who
has conducted research in the f ield of fo lk-pa in t ing and folk- ,