Lillie P. Bliss
Lillie P. Bliss
Collector, Advocate, and Visionary Benefactor of the Museum of Modern Art
Walsh, Irene M.
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
05/2025
248
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Inglês
9781350459731
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List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Series Editor Preface
1. Introduction: Engaging with Modern Art, Artists, and Advocacy in Progressive-era New York
Foundations and a turn towards art at an opportune time
Establishing a market presence through the Macbeth Gallery
The emergence of Arthur B. Davies
The Armory Show as seminal moment
2. Collecting and Exhibiting in a Fractured World
The Armory Show and war influence art and taste, and reshape the art market
Marius deZayas as prime dealer and influencer
Inaugural museum exhibitions of modern art provide inspiration
3. Achieving "A Perfectly Rounded Thing"
Replicating the museum exhibitions in an expanded collection
Opportunities, losses, liberation
Advantageous engagement with a transatlantic dealer network
Transactional dealer relationships in a post-Davies world
4. From Dream to Reality: A Museum is Born
Inception and foundational challenges
The exhibition programme's impact on identity, narrative, and reputation
Bliss's valedictory season
5. The Bliss Bequest: "A Big and Generous Idea"
The Last Will and Testament as guide and precedent
The American Luxembourg as defensive strategy
MoMA earns the Bequest
6. The Rise and Fall of the Bliss Collection
The Bliss collection at work: didactic exhibitions and donor influence
The Bliss collection adrift as institutional identity evolves
The war years: financial challenges, management discontinuity, flawed deaccessioning
Epilogue
Conclusion
Select Bibliography
Notes
Index
Acknowledgements
Series Editor Preface
1. Introduction: Engaging with Modern Art, Artists, and Advocacy in Progressive-era New York
Foundations and a turn towards art at an opportune time
Establishing a market presence through the Macbeth Gallery
The emergence of Arthur B. Davies
The Armory Show as seminal moment
2. Collecting and Exhibiting in a Fractured World
The Armory Show and war influence art and taste, and reshape the art market
Marius deZayas as prime dealer and influencer
Inaugural museum exhibitions of modern art provide inspiration
3. Achieving "A Perfectly Rounded Thing"
Replicating the museum exhibitions in an expanded collection
Opportunities, losses, liberation
Advantageous engagement with a transatlantic dealer network
Transactional dealer relationships in a post-Davies world
4. From Dream to Reality: A Museum is Born
Inception and foundational challenges
The exhibition programme's impact on identity, narrative, and reputation
Bliss's valedictory season
5. The Bliss Bequest: "A Big and Generous Idea"
The Last Will and Testament as guide and precedent
The American Luxembourg as defensive strategy
MoMA earns the Bequest
6. The Rise and Fall of the Bliss Collection
The Bliss collection at work: didactic exhibitions and donor influence
The Bliss collection adrift as institutional identity evolves
The war years: financial challenges, management discontinuity, flawed deaccessioning
Epilogue
Conclusion
Select Bibliography
Notes
Index
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MoMA; Museum of Modern Art; New York; women philanthropists; 20th century; Art market; modern art; modernism; Macbeth Gallery; Arthur B. Davies; The Armory Show; Marius deZayas; Samuel Courtauld; Albert C. Barnes; Rockefeller; Alfred H. Barr Jr.; Cezanne; Denis; Gauguin; Redon; Renoir; Abby Aldrich Rockefeller; the Whitney Museum of American Art
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Series Editor Preface
1. Introduction: Engaging with Modern Art, Artists, and Advocacy in Progressive-era New York
Foundations and a turn towards art at an opportune time
Establishing a market presence through the Macbeth Gallery
The emergence of Arthur B. Davies
The Armory Show as seminal moment
2. Collecting and Exhibiting in a Fractured World
The Armory Show and war influence art and taste, and reshape the art market
Marius deZayas as prime dealer and influencer
Inaugural museum exhibitions of modern art provide inspiration
3. Achieving "A Perfectly Rounded Thing"
Replicating the museum exhibitions in an expanded collection
Opportunities, losses, liberation
Advantageous engagement with a transatlantic dealer network
Transactional dealer relationships in a post-Davies world
4. From Dream to Reality: A Museum is Born
Inception and foundational challenges
The exhibition programme's impact on identity, narrative, and reputation
Bliss's valedictory season
5. The Bliss Bequest: "A Big and Generous Idea"
The Last Will and Testament as guide and precedent
The American Luxembourg as defensive strategy
MoMA earns the Bequest
6. The Rise and Fall of the Bliss Collection
The Bliss collection at work: didactic exhibitions and donor influence
The Bliss collection adrift as institutional identity evolves
The war years: financial challenges, management discontinuity, flawed deaccessioning
Epilogue
Conclusion
Select Bibliography
Notes
Index
Acknowledgements
Series Editor Preface
1. Introduction: Engaging with Modern Art, Artists, and Advocacy in Progressive-era New York
Foundations and a turn towards art at an opportune time
Establishing a market presence through the Macbeth Gallery
The emergence of Arthur B. Davies
The Armory Show as seminal moment
2. Collecting and Exhibiting in a Fractured World
The Armory Show and war influence art and taste, and reshape the art market
Marius deZayas as prime dealer and influencer
Inaugural museum exhibitions of modern art provide inspiration
3. Achieving "A Perfectly Rounded Thing"
Replicating the museum exhibitions in an expanded collection
Opportunities, losses, liberation
Advantageous engagement with a transatlantic dealer network
Transactional dealer relationships in a post-Davies world
4. From Dream to Reality: A Museum is Born
Inception and foundational challenges
The exhibition programme's impact on identity, narrative, and reputation
Bliss's valedictory season
5. The Bliss Bequest: "A Big and Generous Idea"
The Last Will and Testament as guide and precedent
The American Luxembourg as defensive strategy
MoMA earns the Bequest
6. The Rise and Fall of the Bliss Collection
The Bliss collection at work: didactic exhibitions and donor influence
The Bliss collection adrift as institutional identity evolves
The war years: financial challenges, management discontinuity, flawed deaccessioning
Epilogue
Conclusion
Select Bibliography
Notes
Index
Este título pertence ao(s) assunto(s) indicados(s). Para ver outros títulos clique no assunto desejado.
MoMA; Museum of Modern Art; New York; women philanthropists; 20th century; Art market; modern art; modernism; Macbeth Gallery; Arthur B. Davies; The Armory Show; Marius deZayas; Samuel Courtauld; Albert C. Barnes; Rockefeller; Alfred H. Barr Jr.; Cezanne; Denis; Gauguin; Redon; Renoir; Abby Aldrich Rockefeller; the Whitney Museum of American Art