In 1939, ten years after the Museum was founded, it received a gift from Lincoln Kirstein, who would go on to found the New York City Ballet. It included a significant variety of archival materials and artworks related to the history of dance; much of this material, called the Dance Archives, became part of the Museum Library. A selection of these materials was exhibited in 1940 to announce the gift and the establishment of the Dance Archives as “a bureau of research and information to all persons interested in the art, theory, and practice of dancing.” The museum soon established a Department of Dance and Theatre Design, but the department was dissolved in 1948. In the intervening years, however, dance has become firmly established as part of MoMA's programming.
Preview: Dance Archives
Mar 6–Apr 7, 1940
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Publications
Artists
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Etienne de Beaumont
1 exhibition -
Eugene Berman
American, born Russia. 1899–197236 exhibitions, 39 works online -
Henri Matisse
French, 1869–1954248 exhibitions, 427 works online -
Pierre Roy
French, 1880–195019 exhibitions, 3 works online -
Raoul Pène Du Bois
American, 1914–19852 exhibitions - There are 7 artists in this exhibition online.
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