Association of American Painters and Sculptors
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The Association of American Painters and Sculptors was an early 20th-century artists' group in the United States that played a pivotal role in introducing modern European and avant-garde art to the American public.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artists' organization
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nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| activity | curating exhibitions of European modern art ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | AAPS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaServed |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| basedIn | Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1916 ⓘ |
| exhibitedStyle |
Cubism
ⓘ
Fauvism ⓘ Post-Impressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ Symbolism ⓘ |
| field |
avant-garde art
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modern art ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Arthur B. Davies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walt Kuhn NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Pach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | artists' association ⓘ |
| hadMember |
Arthur B. Davies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Bellows NERFINISHED ⓘ John Marin NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Henri NERFINISHED ⓘ Walt Kuhn NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Pach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1911 ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of American modernist painting
ⓘ
reception of Cubism in the United States ⓘ reception of Fauvism in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| movement | American modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bringing large-scale modern art exhibition to a broad American public
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challenging conservative art institutions in the United States ⓘ exhibiting European modernists such as Picasso and Matisse ⓘ |
| notableWork | Armory Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organized | Armory Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedExhibitionAt | 69th Regiment Armory, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedExhibitionInYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to introduce European avant-garde art to American audiences
ⓘ
to promote modern art in the United States ⓘ |
| significance |
milestone in the history of American art exhibitions
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pivotal role in introducing modern European art to the American public ⓘ |
| significantEvent | 1913 International Exhibition of Modern Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct organization ⓘ |
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