Zayas, Marius de

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Marius de Zayas (1880-1961) was a Mexican draughtsman, caricaturist and art critic. Together with Marcel Duchamp and Stieglitz, he was a member of group "291" and one of the first persons to introduce Picasso to America. He wanted to give the public the opportunity to buy evolving modern art at reasonable prices thereby arousing greater interest in contemporary arts. As founder of the Modern Gallery, he was mainly interested in exhibiting "negro" art, Mexican idols, photography and artists such as Derain, Picabia, Dove, Marin and Picasso.

From the description of Letters sent to Paul B. Haviland, 1915-1918. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78907837

BIOGHIST REQUIRED Painter. Marius de Zayas (1880-1961?) was a portrait painter and director of the Modern Gallery in New York. His father, Rafael de Zayas Enriquez (1848-1932) was a prominent Mexican man-of-letters and politician who was known as "The Grand Old Man of Mexico"

From the guide to the Marius de Zayas Papers, 1914-1948, (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, )

Painter. Marius de Zayas (1880-1961?) was a portrait painter and director of the Modern Gallery in New York. His father, Rafael de Zayas Enriquez (1848-1932) was a prominent Mexican man-of-letters and politician who was known as "The Grand Old Man of Mexico"

From the description of Papers, 1914-1948. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 298686822

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creatorOf Naumann, Francis M. Marius de Zayas Research Collection for How, When and Why Modern Art Came to New York, ca. 1910-1936. Whitney Museum of American Art, Library
creatorOf Zayas, Marius de. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
creatorOf Zayas, Marius de. Papers, 1914-1948. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Zayas, Marius de. Letters sent to Paul B. Haviland, 1915-1918. Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Miscellaneous art exhibition catalog collection Archives of American Art
referencedIn Alfred Stieglitz / Georgia O'Keeffe archive, 1728-1986 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Marius de Zayas Papers, 1914-1948 Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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associatedWith "291" (Gallery) corporateBody
associatedWith Enriquez, Rafael de Zayas. person
associatedWith Enriquez, Rafael de Zayas. person
associatedWith Guillaume, Paul. person
associatedWith Guillaume, Paul. person
associatedWith Haviland, Paul Burty, 1880-1950. person
associatedWith Jacob, Max. person
associatedWith Jacob, Max. person
associatedWith Meyer, Agnes. person
associatedWith Meyer, Agnes. person
associatedWith Meyer, Eugene. person
associatedWith Modern Gallery. corporateBody
associatedWith Modern Gallery (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Modern Gallery (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Naumann, Francis M. person
associatedWith Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973. person
associatedWith Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957. person
associatedWith Sanouillet, Michel. person
associatedWith Sanouillet, Michel. person
associatedWith Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946. person
associatedWith Tzara, Tristan, 1896-1963. person
associatedWith Weber, Max. person
associatedWith Weber, Max. person
associatedWith Whitney Studio Club. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York (State)--New York
New York (State)--New York
Subject
Art, Modern
Art
Art galleries, Commercial
Art galleries, Commercial
Art museums
Art patronage
Occupation
Painter
Portrait painters
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Person

Birth 1880-03-13

Death 1961-01-10

Mexicans

English

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