Modern Art on Display: The Legacies of Six Collectors

Synopsis

Modern Art On Display: The Legacies Of Six Collectors Is Structured As A Sequence Of Case Studies That Pair Collectors Of Modern Art With Artists They Particularly Favored.... The Case Studies Are Linked By A Thematic Focus On The Integral Relationship Between The Collectors' Acquired Knowledge About The Work They Amassed And Their Innovative Display Models. This Focus Brings A New Perspective To The History Of Collecting And Interpreting Modern Art In America For Nearly Half A Century (1915-1960). By Examining The Books That The Collectors Themselves Read And Analyzing Archival Photographs Of Their Displays, Aichele Makes A Case For The Historical Significance Of How These Collectors Presented The Art They Acquired Before Their Collections Were Institutionalized--page [4] Of Cover. Introduction: The Collectors As Connoisseurs And Curators -- Duncan Phillips, Augustus Vincent Tack, And A Collection In The Making -- Albert C. Barnes, Chaim Soutine, And The Art In Seeing -- Albert Eugene Gallatin, Juan Gris, And The Patron As Painter -- Lillie Bliss, Paul Cézanne, And The Making Of An Advocate -- Etta Cone's Collaboration With Henri Matisse -- G. David Thompson, Paul Klee, And Display As Philanthropy -- Conclusion: Legacies Of Learning And Display. K. Porter Aichele. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.