Its why and its wherefore and Société Anonyme: Its why & its wherefore.
Description:
"In re-editing this pamphlet, issued in 1920, it is well to briefly report what the Société Anonyme has accomplished since it opened its doors April 30, 1920 ..."--P. 6., Cover title., Includes a list of artists exhibited by the Société Anonyme, Inc. (p. 8) that did not appear in the original 1920 ed., and Original wrappers. From the Katherine S. Dreier / Société Anonyme Archive.
Publisher:
Société Anonyme, Inc., Museum of Modern Art,
Subject (Name):
Dreier, Katherine Sophie, 1877-1952--Ownership and Société anonyme
International exhibition of modern art arranged by the Société Anonyme for the Brooklyn Museum, November-December, 1926
Description:
BEIN Za D813 +Zz926T Copy 1: Black cloth spine. Imperfect [?]: wanting index tab for "E F" (England and France). Advertising matter on 7 p. at end, not noted in pagination. From the Katherine S. Dreier / Société Anonyme Archive., BEIN Za D813 +Zz926T Copy 2: Red cloth spine. Label: Societ́é Anonyme Inc., New York. Stamps of Yale University Art Gallery. Advertising matter on 7 p. at end, not noted in pagination. From the Katherine S. Dreier / Société Anonyme Archive., "To Wassili Kandinsky, this book is dedicated as my gift to his 60th birthday"--Preliminaries., Arranged alphabetically by country, including descriptive information on selected modern artists from each area . Lettered index tabs are used as dividers., and SA 43. Cf. Collection of the Société Anonyme, 1950 (ref. to Katherine Dreier's chronological list of exhibitions organized by the Société Anonyme between 1920 and 1940).
Dreier, Katherine S. (Katherine Sophie), 1877-1952
Published / Created:
c1923.
Call Number:
Za D813 923W
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Description:
"The Société Anonyme Inc. (Museum of Modern Art) in New York, which was founded to promote the serious expression of the serious study of serious men in the art world of today ... asked [me] to give a series of lectures to help the public to a clearer understanding [as to what constitutes Modern Art]"--P. vii. This work represents those lectures rearranged in book form. and Why does art exist? -- The importance of imagination and the development of the senses -- The chain of western art, from the Byzantine to post-impressionism -- What next? -- What is modern art? -- Modern art, continued -- How to appreciate art.
Publisher:
Brentano's,
Subject (Name):
Dreier, Katherine S. (Katherine Sophie), 1877-1952--Ownership and Société anonyme
Subject (Topic):
Art, Modern--20th century, Art--History, and Post-impressionism (Art)
