1913 armory show
(international exhibition of modern art)
International Exhibition of Modern Art NYC, The New Spirit, 1913
Lapel Button, Manufactured by the Whitehead & Hoag Co., Newark, NJ. Diameter 7/8 in (2.2 cm)
Condition:
Excellent- slight age toning (see pics).
Provenance:
1913 Armory Show, NYC
Hemphill Collection, Miami
Note:
Also known as THE ARMORY SHOW, it was held at the 69th Regiment National Guard Armory in Manhattan. This was the first large exhibition of modern art in the United States.
The Armory Show featured works by such luminaries as Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Paul Gaugin, Marcel Duchamp, Wassily Kandinsky, and more. The event, which also traveled to Chicago and Boston/The title of the exhibition was the International Exhibition of Modern Art which opened in the 69th Regiment Armory, New York, N.Y. on February 17, and ran to March 15, 1913. The show became known as the Armory Show and traveled to Chicago and Boston. The exhibition went on to show at the Art Institute of Chicago and then to The Copley Society of Art in Boston, where, due to a lack of space, all the work by American artists was removed. The show became an important event in the history of American art, introducing astonished Americans, who were accustomed to realistic art, to the experimental styles of the European avant-garde, including Fauvism, Cubism, and Futurism. The show served as a catalyst for American artists, who became more independent and created their own "artistic language."