Rebay, Hilla, 1890-1967

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Hilla Rebay (1890-1967) was a painter from New York, N.Y.

From the description of Oral history interview with Hilla Rebay, 1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80153742

Abstract painter, art collector, museum director; New York, N.Y.

Born in France. Active in Germany, Switzerland and France from 1910-1920 in the abstract art movement. Rebay worked with Solomon Guggenheim to form a collection of Non-Objective paintings. This collection became the basis of the Guggenheim Museum; Rebay served as its first director.

From the description of Hilla Rebay papers, 1921-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122291463

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Museum of Non-Objective Painting. Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1952. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Rebay, Hilla, 1890-1967. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
creatorOf Roh, Franz, 1890-1965. Franz Roh papers, ca. 1911-1965. Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Robert Jay Wolff papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Hannes Beckmann papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Wassily Kandinsky papers, 1911-1940, 1921-1937 Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Beckmann, Hannes, 1909-1977. Papers, 1928-1977. Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Beatrice Whitney Van Ness papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Elizabeth McCausland papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Lloyd Raymond Ney papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Rebay, Hilla, 1890-1967. Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1938. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Rudolf Bauer papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Gerome Kamrowski papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Rebay, Hilla, 1890-1967 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Hilla Rebay papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Scrapbooks relating to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation Archives of American Art
creatorOf Rebay, Hilla, 1890-1967. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn Robert Richenburg papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Kandinsky, Wassily, 1866-1944. Wassily Kandinsky papers, 1911-1940 (bulk 1921-1937). Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Dwinell Grant papers Archives of American Art
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creatorOf Oral history interview with Hilla Rebay Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral history interview with H. Harvard Arnason Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Arnason, H. Harvard person
associatedWith Art Dealers Association of America. corporateBody
associatedWith Bauer, Rudolf, 1889-1953. person
associatedWith Bauhaus. corporateBody
associatedWith Beckmann, Hannes, 1909-1977. person
associatedWith Grant, Dwinell, 1912-1991. person
associatedWith Hooton, Bruce Duff, 1928- person
associatedWith Kamrowski, Gerome. person
associatedWith Kandinsky, Wassily, 1866-1944. person
associatedWith McCausland, Elizabeth, 1899-1965. person
associatedWith Moholy-Nagy, László, 1895-1946. person
associatedWith Museum of Non-Objective Painting. corporateBody
associatedWith Ney, Lloyd Raymond, 1893-1964 or 5. person
associatedWith Richenburg, Robert person
associatedWith Roh, Franz, 1890-1965. person
associatedWith Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. corporateBody
associatedWith Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. corporateBody
associatedWith Van Ness, Beatrice Whitney, 1888-1981. person
associatedWith Wolff, Robert Jay, 1905- person
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York (State)--New York
New York (State)--New York
New York (State)
Subject
Art, American
Art
Art as an investment
Museum directors
Painters
Painters
Painting, Abstract
Women artists
Women painters
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Activity

Person

Birth 1890-05-31

Death 1967-09-27

Americans

English

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