Irene M Walsh

Lillie P. Bliss

Collector, Advocate, and Visionary Benefactor of the Museum of Modern Art
Herausgeber: Brown, Kathryn

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Produktbeschreibung

"The first comprehensive study of New York art patron and collector Lillie P. Bliss (1864-1931), examining her influential work as an art collector, advocate, and museum founder (MoMA). Combining archival materials, art market analysis, and the evolution of New York's museum scene, the book reconstructs Bliss's career, highlighting her influence on markets and taste. It also reevaluates MoMA's origins, demonstrating how her visionary bequest significantly contributed to the institution's growth and authority during its formative years"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781350459731
• ISBN-10: 1350459739
• Artikelnr.: 71867776

Autorenporträt

Irene M. Walsh is a London-based, independent art historian and writer focused on European and American modern art, museums, and the art markets.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Series Editor Preface
1. Introduction: Engaging with Modern Art, Artists, and Advocacy in
Progressive-era New York
Foundations and a turn towards art at an opportune time
Establishing a market presence through the Macbeth Gallery
The emergence of Arthur B. Davies
The Armory Show as seminal moment
2. Collecting and Exhibiting in a Fractured World
The Armory Show and war influence art and taste, and reshape the art market
Marius deZayas as prime dealer and influencer
Inaugural museum exhibitions of modern art provide inspiration
3. Achieving "A Perfectly Rounded Thing"
Replicating the museum exhibitions in an expanded collection
Opportunities, losses, liberation
Advantageous engagement with a transatlantic dealer network
Transactional dealer relationships in a post-Davies world
4. From Dream to Reality: A Museum is Born
Inception and foundational challenges
The exhibition programme's impact on identity, narrative, and reputation
Bliss's valedictory season
5. The Bliss Bequest: "A Big and Generous Idea"
The Last Will and Testament as guide and precedent
The American Luxembourg as defensive strategy
MoMA earns the Bequest
6. The Rise and Fall of the Bliss Collection
The Bliss collection at work: didactic exhibitions and donor influence
The Bliss collection adrift as institutional identity evolves
The war years: financial challenges, management discontinuity, flawed
deaccessioning
Epilogue
Conclusion
Select Bibliography
Notes
Index