How, When, and Why Modern Art Came to New York - Softcover

De Zayas, Marius

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0262540967 ISBN 13: 9780262540964

Publisher: MIT Press, 1998

Synopsis

Marius de Zayas (1880-1961), a Mexican artist and writer whose witty caricatures of New York's theater, dance, and social elite brought him to the attention of Alfred Stieglitz and his circle at "291," was among the most dedicated and effective propagandists of modern art during the early years of this century. How, When, and Why Modern Art Came to New York, originally written in the late 1940s, is a fascinating chronicle assembled from de Zayas's personal archive of photographs and from newspaper reviews of the exhibitions he discusses, beginning with those held at the Stieglitz gallery and including important shows mounted in his own galleries. An appendix added by the editor provides detailed information on the various exhibitions. Additional appendixes contain transcriptions of the de Zayas and Stieglitz correspondence, as well as an account of de Zayas's unique relationship with Picasso, a Spaniard with whom he felt a special kinship and whose work he would be among the first in America to promote and defend.

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About the Author

Francis M. Naumann is the author of numerous articles and exhibition catalogs. In 1987 he coedited (with Rudolf E. Kuenzli) Marcel Duchamp: Artist of the Century, and he is the author of New York Dada.

Edition details

• Publisher: MIT Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262540967
• ISBN 13: 9780262540964
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 276
• Editor: Naumann Francis M.