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Introduction
John Kane (August 19, 1860 — August 10, 1934) was an American painter celebrated for his skill in Naïve art. He was the first self-taught American painter in the 20th century to be recognized by a museum. When, on his third attempt, his work was admitted to the 1927 Carnegie International Exhibition, he attracted considerable attention from the media, which initially suspected that his success was a prank. He inadvertently paved the way for other self-taught artists, from Grandma Moses to Outsider Art. Today Kane is remembered for his landscape paintings of industrial Pittsburgh, many of which are held by major museums such as the Museum of Modern Art, Carnegie Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Introduction
Comment on works: Landscapes; Cityscape; Allegory
Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Roles
Artist, Naive Artist, Landscapist, Painter
Names
John Kane, John I Kane, paul kane
Ulan
500002849
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Works

6 works online

Exhibitions

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