The A.E. Gallatin collection : an early adventure in modern art

Author

Stavitsky, Gail

Document type

Catalogue d'exposition

Language

English

Source

Bulletin - Philadelphia Museum of Art. 1994, Vol. 89, Num. 379-380, 47 p., ill. (some col.); bibliogr. ref.

ISSN

0031-7314

Abstract (en)

Biographical essay on Gallatin which emphasizes his activities as a collector of modernist 20th c. art, his establishment of the Gallery (later Museum) of Living Art at New York University (1927-1942), and his decision ultimately to leave his collection to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Includes some references to Gallatin's own work as a painter and critic. Published on the occasion of the exhibition A severe selection: modern works on paper from the A.E. Gallatin collection.

Exhibition

• 29 Jan-27 Mar 1994 ; Philadelphia Museum of Art ; Philadelphia (PA, USA) ; United States

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- United States
• Gallatin, Albert Eugene, 1882-1952
• Collectors
• United States
• 1800-2000
• Art
• Modernism
• Collections
• New York University, Gallery of living art||New York (NY, USA)
• Museums
• Philadelphia Museum of Art||Philadelphia (PA, USA)
• Painting
• Art critics
• Exhibitions

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- États-Unis
• Gallatin, Albert Eugene, 1882-1952
• Collectionneurs
• Etats-Unis
• 1800-2000
• Art
• Modernisme
• Collections
• New York University, Gallery of living art||New York (NY, USA)
• Musée
• Philadelphia Museum of Art||Philadelphia (PA, USA)
• Peinture
• Critiques d'art
• Exposition

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19950701-00316860

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