Duncan and Marjorie Phillips and America’s First Museum of Modern Art
Title | Duncan and Marjorie Phillips and America’s First Museum of Modern Art PDF eBook |
Author | Pamela Carter-Birken |
Publisher | Vernon Press |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 2021-07-06 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1648892604 |
He was born to privilege and sought the world of art. She lived at the center of that world—a working artist encouraged by the famous artists in her extended family. Together, Duncan Phillips and Marjorie Acker Phillips founded The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., the first museum of modern art in America. It opened in the grand Phillips family home in 1921, eight years before New York City’s Museum of Modern Art and only a few weeks after they wed. Duncan took the lead in developing the collection and showcasing it. Marjorie kept space and time to paint. Duncan considered Marjorie a partner in the museum even though she was not directly involved in all purchasing and presentation decisions. To him, her influence was omnipresent. Although Duncan’s writings on artists and art history were widely published, he chose not to provide much instruction for visitors to the museum. Instead, he combined signature methods of displaying art which live on at The Phillips Collection. Phillips had viewers in mind when he hung American art with European art—or art of the past with modern art, and he frequently rearranged works to stimulate fresh encounters. With unfettered access to archival material, author Pamela Carter-Birken argues that The Phillips Collection’s relevancy comes from Duncan Phillips’s commitment to providing optimal conditions for personal exploration of art. In-depth collecting of certain artists was one of Phillips’s methods of encouraging independent thinking in viewers. Paintings by Pierre Bonnard, Arthur Dove, Georgia O’Keeffe, John Marin, Jacob Lawrence, and Mark Rothko provide testament to the power of America’s first museum of modern art.
Duncan and Marjorie Phillips and America's First Museum of Modern Art [B&W]
Title | Duncan and Marjorie Phillips and America's First Museum of Modern Art [B&W] PDF eBook |
Author | Pamela Carter-Birken |
Publisher | Vernon Press |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 2021-04 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781648891076 |
He was born to privilege and sought the world of art. She lived at the center of that world-a working artist encouraged by the famous artists in her extended family. Together, Duncan Phillips and Marjorie Acker Phillips founded The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., the first museum of modern art in America. It opened in the grand Phillips family home in 1921, eight years before New York City's Museum of Modern Art and only a few weeks after they wed. Duncan took the lead in developing the collection and showcasing it. Marjorie kept space and time to paint. Duncan considered Marjorie a partner in the museum even though she was not directly involved in all purchasing and presentation decisions. To him, her influence was omnipresent. Although Duncan's writings on artists and art history were widely published, he chose not to provide much instruction for visitors to the museum. Instead, he combined signature methods of displaying art which live on at The Phillips Collection. Phillips had viewers in mind when he hung American art with European art-or art of the past with modern art, and he frequently rearranged works to stimulate fresh encounters. With unfettered access to archival material, author Pamela Carter-Birken argues that The Phillips Collection's relevancy comes from Duncan Phillips's commitment to providing optimal conditions for personal exploration of art. In-depth collecting of certain artists was one of Phillips's methods of encouraging independent thinking in viewers. Paintings by Pierre Bonnard, Arthur Dove, Georgia O'Keeffe, John Marin, Jacob Lawrence, and Mark Rothko provide testament to the power of America's first museum of modern art.
The Enchantment of Art
Title | The Enchantment of Art PDF eBook |
Author | Duncan Phillips |
Publisher | |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
Seeing Differently: The Phillips Collects for a New Century
Title | Seeing Differently: The Phillips Collects for a New Century PDF eBook |
Author | David C. Driskell |
Publisher | Giles |
Pages | 360 |
Release | 2021-02-23 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9781911282761 |
An expansive collection catalogue that offers a multiplicity of fresh perspectives on recent modern and contemporary art acquisitions in The Phillips Collection
Duncan and Marjorie Phillips and America's First Museum of Modern Art [Premium Color]
Title | Duncan and Marjorie Phillips and America's First Museum of Modern Art [Premium Color] PDF eBook |
Author | Pamela Carter-Birken |
Publisher | Vernon Press |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 2021-04 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781648892127 |
He was born to privilege and sought the world of art. She lived at the center of that world-a working artist encouraged by the famous artists in her extended family. Together, Duncan Phillips and Marjorie Acker Phillips founded The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., the first museum of modern art in America. It opened in the grand Phillips family home in 1921, eight years before New York City's Museum of Modern Art and only a few weeks after they wed. Duncan took the lead in developing the collection and showcasing it. Marjorie kept space and time to paint. Duncan considered Marjorie a partner in the museum even though she was not directly involved in all purchasing and presentation decisions. To him, her influence was omnipresent. Although Duncan's writings on artists and art history were widely published, he chose not to provide much instruction for visitors to the museum. Instead, he combined signature methods of displaying art which live on at The Phillips Collection. Phillips had viewers in mind when he hung American art with European art-or art of the past with modern art, and he frequently rearranged works to stimulate fresh encounters. With unfettered access to archival material, author Pamela Carter-Birken argues that The Phillips Collection's relevancy comes from Duncan Phillips's commitment to providing optimal conditions for personal exploration of art. In-depth collecting of certain artists was one of Phillips's methods of encouraging independent thinking in viewers. Paintings by Pierre Bonnard, Arthur Dove, Georgia O'Keeffe, John Marin, Jacob Lawrence, and Mark Rothko provide testament to the power of America's first museum of modern art.
Master Paintings
Title | Master Paintings PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 50 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
My Faraway One
Title | My Faraway One PDF eBook |
Author | Sarah Greenough |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 834 |
Release | 2011-06-21 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 0300166303 |
Collects the private correspondence between Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz, revealing the ups and downs of their marriage, their thoughts on their work, and their friendships with other artists.