Whitney Museum of American Art

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Dates:
Active 1885
Active 2006
Americans

History notes:

American art museum; New York, N.Y.

Founded by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and formally opened in 1931. Previous to its opening as a museum it was known as the Whitney Studio Club (1914-28) and Whitney Studio Galleries (1928-30).

From the description of Whitney Museum of American Art artists' files and records, 1914-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86133455

The Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art is an upper level membership category.

Some of the members are major contributors to the Museum and sponsors of exhibitions.

From the description of Administrative records: Friends, 1956-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155490929

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Subjects:

  • Art, Modern
  • Art, American
  • Art
  • Art
  • Art
  • Art
  • Art, Abstract
  • Art criticism
  • Artists
  • Artists
  • Artists' studios
  • Art museum architecture
  • Art museum curators
  • Art museum directors
  • Art museums
  • Art museums
  • Art museums
  • Federal aid to the arts
  • Fund raising
  • Motion picture producers and directors
  • Motion pictures
  • Museum attendance
  • Museum registration methods
  • Museums
  • Painters
  • Painting, American
  • Volunteer workers in museums
  • Women artists
  • Women museum curators
  • Women painters
  • Women philanthropists
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Art
  • Art
  • Art
  • Artists
  • Art museums
  • Art museums

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