Alfred H. Barr (1902–1981)
Author of Picasso: Fifty Years of His Art
About the Author
Works by Alfred H. Barr
Cubism and abstract art: Painting, sculpture, constructions, photography, architecture, industrial art, theatre, films, posters, typography (1966) 82 copies, 2 reviews
Picasso: 75th Anniversary Exhibition: the Museum of Modern Art, New York, May 22-Sept. 8, 1957; the (1957) 57 copies
Paul Klee : statements by the artist 15 copies
Modern Works of Art: Fifth Anniversary Exhibition, November 20, 1934-January 20, 1935 (1934) 5 copies
Corot, Daumier : eighth loan exhibition, Museum of Modern Art, October 16-November 23, 1930 2 copies
The Museum of Modern Art, New York 2 copies
Paul Klee : articles 1 copy
Hitler et les neuf muses 1 copy
De stijl: 1917-1928 1 copy
Frank Kupka 1 copy
Associated Works
Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art: A Sourcebook of Artists' Writings (1995) — Contributor — 416 copies, 1 review
Out of This Century: Confessions of an Art Addict (1979) — Introduction, some editions — 263 copies, 3 reviews
The School of Paris; paintings from the Florene May Schoenborn and Samuel A. Marx collection (1965) — Preface — 30 copies
They taught themselves; American primitive painters of the 20th century (1942) — Foreword — 16 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Barr, Alfred H.
- Legal name
- Barr, Alfred Hamilton, Jr.
- Birthdate
- 1902-01-28
- Date of death
- 1981-08-15
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Princeton University (AB ∙ 1922)
Princeton University (MA ∙ 1923)
Harvard University (PhD ∙ 1946)
Boys' Latin School of Maryland - Occupations
- art historian
museum director - Organizations
- Museum of Modern Art (Director, 1929-43)
Vassar College
American Association of Museums
American Federation of Arts
Society for the Arts, Religion and Contemporary Cultures
American Institute of Architects (show all 8)
Association of Art Museum Directors
College Art Association - Awards and honors
- Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts (1968)
Lord & Taylor American Design Award (1947)
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1959)
Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (1959)
Star of Italian Solidarity (1959) - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Salisbury, Connecticut, USA
- Burial location
- Greensboro, Vermont, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
Members
Reviews
Vincent van Gogh. With an introd. and notes selected from the letters of the artist. Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) exhibition 1935 by Alfred H. Barr
68 oil piatings and 39 draings, watercolors and prints excerpts form Van Gogh's letters oils painitings by van Gogh in Americans Museums
Cubism and abstract art: Painting, sculpture, constructions, photography, architecture, industrial art, theatre, films, posters, typography by Alfred H. Barr
"Barr, A. H. Cubism and abstract art.--Miller, D. C. and Fantl, E. M. Catalog.--Newhall, B. Bibliography (p. 234-249)."
Works from major art movements from 1910-1960, collections of Peggy Guggenheim
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Five star books (1)
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Statistics
- Works
- 41
- Also by
- 8
- Members
- 723
- Popularity
- #35,107
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 6
- ISBNs
- 30
- Languages
- 3