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Museum of Modern Art (established 1929)

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Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:

Action Photography, Circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, October 15-November 5, 1943

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An exhibition of over 60 photographs depicting movement and actions, including photographs from the early days of photography in 1837 up until the 1940s. The exhibition was arranged and circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The exhibition records span five folders.

Dates: October 15-November 5, 1943

Ancestral Sources of Modern Painting, Circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, July 15-[August] 1942

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An exhibition of 65 photographs and color reproductions showing artistic inspirations for modern artists arranged and circulated by the Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition records span two folders.

Dates: July 15-[August] 1942

Ancient Arts of the Andes, July 23-September 19, 1954

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A major exhibition of more than 400 native, indigenous, and folk art objects tracing the history of the South American Andean region from about 1200 BCE until the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century. The exhibition was a collaboration between the Legion of Honor, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The exhibition records span 19 folders plus a catalog, bulletin, and photographs.

Dates: July 23-September 19, 1954

Barlach's "Singing Man": Sculpture, Drawings, and Prints by Ernst Barlach, Circuited by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, June 16-30, 1941

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An exhibition of bronze sculptures, charcoal and ink drawings, lithographs, and woodcuts by German artist Ernst Barlach, arranged and circuited by The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The exhibition records span four folders.

Dates: June 16-30, 1941

Brazil Builds: Photographs and Models, Circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, September 22-October 15, 1944

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An exhibition of 100 photographs and 2 models of old and Modern architecture of Brazil, as surveyed by American architect Philip L. Goodwin during a trip to the country. He arranged the exhibition for the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The exhibition records span seven folders.

Dates: September 22-October 15, 1944

Britain at War, Circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, March 29-May 3, 1942

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An exhibition of paintings, photographs, camouflage, posters, and cartoons depicting life in Great Britain during World War II, circuited by the Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition records span nine folders plus a catalog from the Museum of Modern Art and object photographs.

Dates: March 29-May 3, 1942

Built in the U.S.A., 1932-1944: Photographs, Models, and Drawings, Circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, March 8-29, 1945

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An exhibition of 47 photographs, models, and drawings of American architecture built between the Museum of Modern Art’s first exhibition in 1932 and this, their 15th anniversary in 1944. The exhibition records span five folders.

Dates: March 8-29, 1945

Camouflage Today: Current Methods of Protective Concealment, May 2-31, 1944

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An exhibition of 25 illustrated panels with photographs, diagrams, and texts plus several models wearing camouflage used by the U.S. military in World War II. The exhibition records span six folders.

Dates: May 2-31, 1944

Children in England Paint, May 6-27, 1943

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An exhibition of 52 paintings by children in England, plus 6 photographs of children, arranged and circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The exhibition records span six folders.

Dates: May 6-27, 1943

Contemporary British Lithographs, 1948-1952, Lent by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, April 10-May 9, 1954

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An exhibition of 26 lithographs by British artists created between 1948 and 1952, arranged by the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The exhibition records span one folder plus photographs.

Dates: April 10-May 9, 1954

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traveling exhibitions 27
graphic arts 23
twentieth century (dates CE) 20
photographs 14
American (North American) 13
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paintings (visual works) 11
nineteenth century (dates CE) 8
Modern (style or period) 7
drawings (visual works) 7
architecture 5
photographers 5
European 4
German (culture, style, period) 4
Germany 4
World War II 4
portraits 4
sculpture (visual works) 4
wars 4
Brazil 3
British (modern) 3
Expressionist (style) 3
South American 3
United Kingdom 3
commissions (orders for works) 3
decorative art (art genre) 3
genre pictures 3
military campaigns 3
prints (visual works) 3
textiles (visual works) 3
watercolors (paintings) 3
Bauhaus 2
Brazilian 2
France 2
French (culture or style) 2
German Expressionist (movement) 2
Hungary 2
architectural drawings (visual works) 2
ballet (discipline) 2
camouflage 2
charcoal drawings 2
contemporary (generic time frame) 2
costume design 2
ink 2
international 2
lithographs 2
military artists 2
models (representations) 2
mural paintings (visual works) 2
painters (artists) 2
panel paintings (paintings by form) 2
sets (theatrical) 2
sketches 2
women artists 2
African American 1
Ancient American 1
Andean region 1
Argentina 1
Art Nouveau 1
Chile 1
Colombia 1
Costa Rica 1
Ecuador 1
England 1
Europe 1
Federal Art Project 1
Native American 1
Northern United States 1
Old Masters 1
Panama 1
Peru 1
Pictorialist 1
Southern United States 1
Spain 1
Spanish (culture or style) 1
Spanish Colonial 1
Stockholm 1
Surrealist 1
Sweden 1
Swedish (culture or style) 1
Venezuela 1
Victorian 1
ancient 1
anniversary exhibitions 1
art dealers 1
bronzes (visual works) 1
cartoons (humorous images) 1
children’s art 1
clothing 1
commercial art 1
crayons (drawing material) 1
dance (performing arts genre) 1
drop curtains 1
etchings (prints) 1
families (kinship groups) 1
folk art (traditional art) 1
furniture 1
furniture design 1
furniture designers 1
hand coloring 1
indigenous art 1
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