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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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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Anna Deveare Smith.
  • Introduction / Anna Temkin and Romy Silver-Kohn.
  • Abby Aldrich Rockefeller / Mary Schmidt Campbell.
  • Lillie P. Bliss / Kate Walbert.
  • Mary Quinn Sullivan / Nell Irvin Painter.
  • Margaret Scolari Barr / Lanka Tattersall.
  • Ernestine Fantl Carter / Juliet Kinchin.
  • Iris Barry / Farran Smith Nehme.
  • Elodie Courter / Romy Silver-Kohn.
  • Sarah Newmeyer / Sloane Crosley.
  • Dorothy Miller / Mary Gabriel.
  • Dorothy Dudley / Roberta Smith.
  • Nancy Newhall / Brenda Wineapple.
  • Elizabeth Mock / Jennifer Gray.
  • Olga Guggenheim / Ann Temkin.
  • Jean Volkmer / Anne Umland

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