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paintings (visual works)

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Unique works in which images are formed primarily by the direct application of pigments suspended in oil, water, egg yolk, molten wax, or other liquid, arranged in masses of color, onto a generally two-dimensional surface.

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

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

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

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

Paintings by Chaim Soutine, August 18-September 11, 1951

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An exhibition of paintings by Belarus-born French Expressionist artist Chaim Soutine from 1915 to 1942, lent by the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The exhibition records span eight folders plus photographs.

Dates: August 18-September 11, 1951

Paintings by Salvador Dali, Circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, May 14-June 14, 1942

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A retrospective exhibition of 35 paintings, 16 drawings and prints, and 10 etchings by the Spanish artist, Salvador Dali, arranged and circulated by the Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition records span six folders plus a catalog.

Dates: May 14-June 14, 1942

The Migration of the Negro: Sixty Panels by Jacob Lawrence, April 16-May 6, 1943

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An exhibition of 60 panel paintings depicting the early twentieth century Great Migration of Black Americans from the Southern United States to the North by American artist Jacob Lawrence, circulated by the Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition records span six folders.

Dates: April 16-May 6, 1943