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Museum of Modern Art (established 1929)

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Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:

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

Experimental Printmaking in Europe, March 2-April 18, 1948

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An exhibition reviewing the methods of printmaking by late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century European artists, arranged by the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The exhibition records span six folders plus installation photos.

Dates: March 2-April 18, 1948

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

From Sketch to Stage: Original Drawings and Color Sketches for Sets and Costumes, Circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, September 3-24, 1945

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An exhibition of 18 drawings and sketches of set and costume designs for musicals, operas, and ballets, circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The exhibition records span four folders.

Dates: September 3-24, 1945

Furniture Design Today, Circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, May 12-June 13, 1943

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An exhibition tracing the evolution of furniture design from 1850 to the early twentieth century, arranged and circulated by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The exhibition records span four folders.

Dates: May 12-June 13, 1943

Marcel Breuer: Architect. Photographs and Plans Circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, July 21-August 14, 1949

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A collection of architectural photographs and plans by modernist architect and furniture designer Marcel Breuer, circulated by the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Dates: July 21-August 14, 1949

Masters of British Painting, 1800-1950, March 28-May 12, 1957

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An exhibition of 119 paintings by 31 British artists from the nineteenth century through the first half of the twentieth century, arranged by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in collaboration with the City Art Museum of St. Louis, Missouri and the Legion of Honor. The exhibition records span 11 folders plus a catalog and photographs.

Dates: March 28-May 12, 1957

Modern Drawings, Circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, August 1-29, 1944

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An exhibition of about 124 drawings by modern artists surveying all types of media and three types of drawings, arranged and circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The exhibition records span seven folders.

Dates: August 1-29, 1944

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

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

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traveling exhibitions 27
graphic arts 23
twentieth century (dates CE) 20
photographs 14
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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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