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Inventing the Modern untold stories of the women who shaped the Museum of Modern Art

"This book profiles 14 pioneering figures who made an indelible mark not only on MoMA, but on the culture of their time. Inventing the Modern transports the reader to the grit and glamour of midtown Manhattan in the 1930s and '40s. It deepens our understanding of MoMA's history and contributes to a...

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Other Authors: Temkin, Ann (Editor), Silver-Kohn, Romy (Editor)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York NY : Museum of Modern Art, [2024]
Subjects:
Women benefactors > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Women museum directors > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Women museum curators > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Museums > Employees > Women > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Rockefeller, Abby Aldrich > History.
Bliss, Lillie P., > 1864-1931 > History.
Sullivan, Mary Quinn, > 1877-1939 > History.
Barr, Margaret Scolari, > 1901-1987 > History.
Carter, Ernestine, > 1906-1983 > History.
Barry, Iris, > 1895-1969 > History.
Osborn, Elodie Courter > History.
Newmeyer, Sarah > History.
Miller, Dorothy Canning, > 1904-2003 > History.
Dudley, Dorothy H. > History.
Newhall, Nancy > History.
Kassler, Elizabeth B. > (Elizabeth Bauer), > 1911-1998 > History.
Guggenheim, Olga Hirsch, > 1877-1970 > History.
Volkmer, Jean > History.
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