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Museum of Modern Art (established 1929)

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Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

Early Photographers: Atget, Brady, and Genthe, September 8-October 8, 1951

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An exhibition of photographs by early adopters of the medium, Eugene Atget, Mathew B. Brady, and Arnold Genthe. lent by the Museum of Modern Art, New York City and from the permanent collection of the Legion of Honor. The exhibition records span seven folders plus photographs.

Dates: September 8-October 8, 1951

Faces and Places in Brazil: Photographs by Genevieve Naylor, November 9-30, 1943

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An exhibition of photographs of Brazil taken by American artist Genevieve Naylor while there promoting anti-Nazi ties between the U.S. and Brazil under the U.S. Office of Inter-American Affairs from 1940 to 1942. The exhibition was arranged and circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The exhibition records span four folders.

Dates: November 9-30, 1943

Murals by American Painters and Photographers, February 11-March 26, 1933

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An exhibition of murals by 65 American painters and photographers commissioned by the Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition records span three folders plus a copy of the catalog and clipping.

Dates: February 11-March 26, 1933

Navy Photographs, [June 1945]

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An exhibition of photographs of the U.S. Navy during World War II, arranged by Edward Steichen and circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The exhibition records span one folder of planning correspondence.

Dates: [June 1945]

New Horizons in American Art, February 15-March 15, 1937

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An exhibition of about 240 works completed for the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Project, arranged by the Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition records span four folders.

Dates: February 15-March 15, 1937

Objects as Subjects, May 21-June 11, 1946

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An exhibition of 15 still life paintings by 20th century artists, circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The exhibition records span five folders.

Dates: May 21-June 11, 1946

Our Leading Watercolorists, February 13-March 7, 1943

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An exhibition of 26 watercolor paintings by American artists Charles Ephraim Burchfield, George Overybury Hart, Adolph Dehn, Charles Demuth, John Marin, Maurice Prendergast, and German artist George Grosz, arranged by the Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition records span four folders.

Dates: February 13-March 7, 1943

The Exact Instant, June 12-July 9, 1950

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An exhibition of about 200 photographs surveying American news photography over the past one hundred years, from 1850 to 1950, arranged by Edward Steichen and lent for exhibition by the Museum of Modern Art, New York City. The exhibition records span five folders.

Dates: June 12-July 9, 1950

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graphic arts 9
traveling exhibitions 9
photographs 7
twentieth century (dates CE) 6
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