Harvard Society for Contemporary Art
The Harvard Society for Contemporary Art was founded in February 1929 by three undergraduates: Lincoln Kirstein, Edward Warburg, and John Walker, with the aid of the Fogg Museum. The purpose of the Society was to hold exhibitions of "frankly debatable" contemporary art in various media. The Society presented some of the first exhibitions of contemporary art in the United States, including the first exhibition of art of the Bauhaus while that school was still active in Germany. The Society disbanded in 1936.
From the description of Records of the Harvard Society for Contemporary Art, 1929-1936. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 425262839
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| referencedIn | Papers of Paul J. Sachs, 1903-2005 | Harvard Art Museums. Archives | |
| referencedIn | Forbes, Edward Waldo, 1873-1969. Papers, 1867-2005. | Harvard University Art Museum | |
| referencedIn | Lehman Brothers records, 1868-2007 (inclusive) | Baker Library, Harvard Business School | |
| referencedIn | Warburg, Edward M. M. Oral history, 1991. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| referencedIn | Archives pamphlet file : Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996 : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| referencedIn | Records of the Assistants to the Directors, 1913-1999 (inclusive),1927-1943 (bulk) | Harvard Art Museums. Archives | |
| creatorOf | Harvard Society for Contemporary Art. Records of the Harvard Society for Contemporary Art, 1929-1936. | Harvard University Archives. |
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| associatedWith | Bauhaus | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Forbes, Edward Waldo, 1873-1969. | person |
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| associatedWith | Harvard Art Museum. Director's Office. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Harvard University | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996. | person |
| associatedWith | Lehman Brothers | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sachs, Paul J., 1878-1965 | person |
| associatedWith | Warburg, Edward M. M. | person |
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