Inventing the Modern: Untold Stories of the Women Who Shaped The Museum of Moder

Description: Inventing the Modern by Ann Temkin, Romy Silver-Kohn, Anna Deavere Smith Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Profiles of fourteen women who transformed the countrys foremost modern art museum in its fledgling years.Founded in 1929, The Museum of Modern Art owes much of its success to a group of remarkable women who shaped its future during its first decades. Because there were few precedents for a museum devoted to modern art, MoMA was free to invent itself without the requirements-professional experience, competitive salaries-that traditionally limited an art institutions jobs to men. At MoMA women were able to create and define their roles as founders, patrons, curators, and department directors, changing, as they did so, the course of art history. In this volume, readers are transported to the grit and glamour of midtown Manhattan in the 1930s and 40s through profiles of fourteen pioneering figures who made an indelible mark not only on MoMA but on the culture of their time. Author Biography Ann Temkin is the MarieJosée and Henry Kravis Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.Romy Silver-Kohn is a researcher in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.Anna Deavere Smith is an actress and playwright credited with creating a new form of documentary theater. She is a professor at the Tisch School of the Arts and the founding director of New York Universitys Institute on the Arts and Civic Dialogue. Details ISBN 1633450791 ISBN-13 9781633450790 Title Inventing the Modern Author Ann Temkin, Romy Silver-Kohn, Anna Deavere Smith Format Hardcover Year 2024 Pages 424 Publisher Museum of Modern Art GE_Item_ID:161229410; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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