Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and the Intellectual Origins of the Museum of Modern Art

By Sybil Gordon Kantor

Book Overview

Growing up with the 20th century, Alfred Barr (1902-1981), founding director of the Museum of Modern Art, harnessed the cataclysm that was modernism. In this book - part intellectual biography, part institutional history - Sybil Gordon Kantor tells the story of the rise of modern art in America and of the man responsible for its triumph. Following the trajectory of Barr's career from the 1920s through the 1940s, Kantor penetrates the myths, both positive and negative, that surround Barr and his achievements.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262112582
• ISBN13: 9780262112581
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Mit Pr
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.3" x 7.5"