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Museum of Modern Art (established 1929)

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Found in 15 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

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

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

Music and Musicians: An Exhibition of Photographs Lent by The Museum of Modern Art, February 7-28, 1949

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Music and Musicians exhibited 50 works by six professional and amateur photographers, all photographing similar subjects. Included were Phillipe Halsman, Yousuf Karsh, Gjon Mili, Fred Plaut, Adrian Siegel, and W. Eugene Smith.

Dates: February 7-28, 1949

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

One Hundred Years of Portrait Photography, Circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, February 9-March 2, 1945

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An exhibition of 42 photographs tracing the development of portraits over the previous hundred years, arranged and circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The exhibition records span five folders plus clippings.

Dates: February 9-March 2, 1945

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