Upon his arrival in New York City in 1927, the artist José Clemente Orozco wrote to his wife, “This incredible city, part amusement park and part growing monstrosity, has changed a great deal since I was last here [eight years ago].” Orozco’s assessment speaks to the exuberant cultural transformations of New York in the Jazz Age. Dealers and patrons began to support and promote communities of avant-garde artists active across the city. Artists, intellectuals, and activists established magazines as platforms for their work and ideas. Among them was Aaron Douglas, who wrote art criticism and provided illustrations for many publications associated with the Harlem Renaissance. For those who incorporated aspects of the urban landscape into their work, like Stuart Davis and John Storrs, the city was both magnet and muse.
Collection 1880s–1940s
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New York City, 1920s
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New York City, 1920s
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Stuart Davis Lucky Strike 1921 -
Charles Demuth Vaudeville 1917 -
Charles Demuth Dancing Sailors 1918 -
Charles Demuth Acrobats 1919 -
Preston Dickinson Harlem River before 1928 -
Arthur Dove The Intellectual 1925 -
Walker Evans 42nd Street 1929 -
Edward Hopper Night Windows 1928 -
Oscar Micheaux Excerpt from "Ten Minutes to Live" 1932 -
Elie Nadelman Woman at the Piano c. 1917 -
Georgia O'Keeffe Abstraction Blue 1927 -
José Clemente Orozco The Subway 1928 -
Martin Puryear Cane 2000 -
Florine Stettheimer Family Portrait, II 1933 -
John Storrs Stone Panel with Black Marble Inlay 1920-21 -
James Van Der Zee Baptism Celebration April 23, 1927 -
James Lesesne Wells Dance Fantasy 1928 -
Marguerite Zorach The Jungle 1936
Artists
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Stuart Davis
American, 1892–196472 exhibitions, 26 works online -
Charles Demuth
American, 1883–193557 exhibitions, 14 works online -
Preston Dickinson
American, 1889–193022 exhibitions, 5 works online -
Aaron Douglas
American, 1899–19792 exhibitions, 1 work online -
Arthur Dove
American, 1880–194636 exhibitions, 7 works online - There are 17 artists in this collection gallery online.
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