Society of Independent Artists
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The Society of Independent Artists was an early 20th-century American artists' organization known for its open, non-juried exhibitions that challenged traditional art institutions and helped spark major modernist controversies.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artists' organization
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nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| aim |
to challenge academic and institutional control of art exhibitions
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to provide an open forum for artists ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American modernist painters
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Ashcan School artists NERFINISHED ⓘ John Sloan NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcel Duchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Pach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardPolicy | no prizes awarded ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| controversy | rejection of Duchamp's Fountain in 1917 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolved | 1950 ⓘ |
| exhibitionPolicy |
any artist could exhibit by paying a fee
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open, non-juried exhibitions ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
painting
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printmaking ⓘ sculpture ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Arthur B. Davies
NERFINISHED
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George Bellows NERFINISHED ⓘ John Sloan NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcel Duchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Henri NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockwell Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Pach NERFINISHED ⓘ William Glackens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect | challenged traditional art institutions in the United States ⓘ |
| hasMotto | No jury, no prizes ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| inception | 1916 ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern art in the United States
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later artist-run and cooperative galleries ⓘ |
| influencedBy | French Salon des Indépendants model ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Société des Artistes Indépendants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | incorporated association ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| membershipPolicy | open membership for artists ⓘ |
| movement |
American modernism
NERFINISHED
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avant-garde art ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1917 exhibition at the Grand Central Palace ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversy over Marcel Duchamp's Fountain
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non-juried, democratic exhibition system ⓘ |
| organizedExhibition |
1917 Society of Independent Artists exhibition
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annual exhibitions in New York City ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | no jury for exhibited works ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
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interwar period ⓘ |
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