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20th-Century American Art : Highlights of the Permanent Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art

Patterson Sims

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Abstract

Brief curatorial statements by Sims accompany this exhibition from the Whitney Museum's permanent collection. Fourteen paintings and four sculptures were chosen to show significant aspects of American art spanning a period from 1916 through to 1965. These works present artistic styles ranging from early modern realism to abstract expressionism and Pop art.

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Brief curatorial statements by Sims accompany this exhibition from the Whitney Museum's permanent collection. Fourteen paintings and four sculptures were chosen to show significant aspects of American art spanning a period from 1916 through to 1965. These works present artistic styles ranging from early modern realism to abstract expressionism and Pop art.

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Brief curatorial statements by Sims accompany this exhibition from the Whitney Museum's permanent collection. Fourteen paintings and four sculptures were chosen to show significant aspects of American art spanning a period from 1916 through to 1965. These works present artistic styles ranging from early modern realism to abstract expressionism and Pop art.

Key concepts: Visual art of the United States, Exhibition, Sculpture, Art, Painting, Realism, Modern art, Visual arts

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