The 1913 International Exhibition of Modern Art (better known as the Armory Show) marked a turning point in the history of American art and culture. Organised by a small group of American artists and presented in the huge space of the 69th Regiment Armory in New York City, this ambitious exhibition of 1,400 works is remembered as the moment when the American public was introduced to European avant-garde art. This outstanding interdisciplinary volume includes 31 contributions by eminent scholars, re-examining the 1913 exhibition in its historical and cultural context. They draw on contemporary developments in music, literature, and early film to evoke the wider social, political, and economic climate of the time. Over 320 illustrations reflect the richness of the show, shedding new light on the artists represented, and vividly evoking the public and media responses to this legendary exhibition. AUTHOR: Marilyn Satin Kushner is Curator and Head of the Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections at the New-York Historical Society. Kimberly Orcutt is Henry Luce Foundation Curator of American Art at the New-York Historical Society. Casey Nelson Blake is Professor of History and American Studies at Columbia University, NY, and the show’s Senior Historian. SELLING POINTS: .Re-examines this pivotal moment in American artistic and political life, widely regarded as one of the most important exhibitions ever held in the United States .The first book for 50 years to study the Armory Show in detail, and its impact on American art and society .Includes famous works by Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse .Appendices document every work in the 1913 exhibition and a selected bibliography covers the show itself and its key figures
160 colour and 160 b/w illustrations