Smithsonian Competition

Summary information

Date

Fri Jan 12 1940 until Mon Mar 04 1940

Location

MoMA ^{type:exhibition building spaces}
11 West 53rd St. ^{type:thoroughfare names}

Carried out by

The Museum of Modern Art

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Concurrent exhibitions

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November 1939

December 1939

January 1940

February 1940

March 1940

April 1940

Smithsonian Competition

Picasso's Seated Nude, 1911: A Visual Analysis of a Cubist Painting

Paintings and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Modern Masters from European and American Collections

Italian Masters

Twelve Favorites: Paintings Selected by Students from the Museum Collection

Concurrent exhibitions grouped by organisation

#	Start	End	Title
1	1940-01	1940-01	Picasso's Seated Nude, 1911: A Visual Analysis of a Cubist Painting
2	1940-01	1940-03	Paintings and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
3	1940-01	1940-03	Modern Masters from European and American Collections
4	1940-01	1940-04	Italian Masters
5	1940-01	1940-03	Twelve Favorites: Paintings Selected by Students from the Museum Collection

Artists

There were 18 persons who influenced this exhibition.

Persons are ordered alphabetically by surname. Select a letter in the concertina to continue. Click on the person's name to view further information.

David W. Carlson Paul P. Cret

David W. Carlson

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, David W. Carlson was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-01	1940-03	MoMA	Smithsonian Competition

Paul P. Cret

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Paul P. Cret was involved in 2 exhibitions across 2 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s,1970s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s,1970s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-01	1940-03	MoMA	Smithsonian Competition

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1975-10	1976-01	MoMA	The Architecture of the École des Beaux-Arts

Albert Frey

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Albert Frey was involved in 4 exhibitions across 2 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 3 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1932-02	1932-03	Crown Building	Modern Architecture: International Exhibition
2	1935-09	1935-10	MoMA	Contemporary Architecture in California
3	1939-02	1939-03	Rockefeller Center	Three Centuries of American Architecture

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-01	1940-03	MoMA	Smithsonian Competition

Percival Goodman Philip L. Goodwin

Philip L. Goodwin

Biographical statement American, 1885–1958

Born 1885 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 1958

Nationality American

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Philip L. Goodwin was involved in 8 exhibitions across 4 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 4 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1980s,2000s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1939-02	1939-03	Rockefeller Center	Three Centuries of American Architecture
2	1939-02	1939-03	MoMA	Williamsburg Competition

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-01	1940-03	MoMA	Smithsonian Competition
2	1944-05	1944-10	MoMA	Built in the U.S.A., 1932–44
3	1945-08	1945-09	MoMA	Textile Design
4	1949-10	1949-12	MoMA	Modern Art in Your Life

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1989-05	1989-08	MoMA	A Modern Museum: The 1939 Goodwin/Stone Building

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	2007-04	2007-06	MoMA	75 Years of Architecture at MoMA

Percival Goodman

Biographical statement American, 1899–1989

Born 1899 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 1989

Nationality American

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Percival Goodman was involved in 3 exhibitions across 3 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1930s,1940s,1950s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s,1940s,1950s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1938-06	1938-09	Rockefeller Center	Wheaton College Competition

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-01	1940-03	MoMA	Smithsonian Competition

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1950-01	1950-02	MoMA	Percival Goodman War Memorial Model

Louis C. Jaeger Hugh Stubbins Jr.Marc Peter, Jr.

Louis C. Jaeger

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Louis C. Jaeger was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-01	1940-03	MoMA	Smithsonian Competition

Robert W. Kennedy

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Robert W. Kennedy was involved in 2 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 2 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 2 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-01	1940-03	MoMA	Smithsonian Competition
2	1944-05	1944-10	MoMA	Built in the U.S.A., 1932–44

Harry F. Manning James A. Mitchell

Harry F. Manning

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Harry F. Manning was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-01	1940-03	MoMA	Smithsonian Competition

James A. Mitchell

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, James A. Mitchell was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-01	1940-03	MoMA	Smithsonian Competition

Eliot Noyes

Biographical statement American, 1910–1977

Born 1910 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 1977

Nationality American

Gender

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Eliot Noyes was involved in 7 exhibitions across 3 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 5 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1970s,2000s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-01	1940-03	MoMA	Smithsonian Competition
2	1940-11	1940-12	MoMA	Useful Objects of American Design under $10
3	1941-11	1942-01	MoMA	Architecture of Eric Mendelsohn, 1914–1940
4	1942-04	1942-06	MoMA	Wartime Housing
5	1949-11	1950-01	MoMA	Design Show: Christmas 1949

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1970-12	1971-01	MoMA	Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	2006-06	2006-09	MoMA	Artist's Choice: Herzog and De Meuron, Perception Restrained

G. Holmes Perkins

Marc Peter, Jr.

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Marc Peter, Jr. was involved in 2 exhibitions across 2 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1930s,1940s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s,1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1939-02	1939-03	MoMA	Williamsburg Competition

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-01	1940-03	MoMA	Smithsonian Competition

G. Holmes Perkins

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viaf.org

Exhibitions

In this dataset, G. Holmes Perkins was involved in 2 exhibitions across 2 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1930s,1940s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s,1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1938-06	1938-09	Rockefeller Center	Wheaton College Competition

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-01	1940-03	MoMA	Smithsonian Competition

Dahlen K. Ritchey

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Dahlen K. Ritchey was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-01	1940-03	MoMA	Smithsonian Competition

Eero Saarinen Eliel Saarinen Edward Durell Stone J. Robert F. Swanson

J. Robert F. Swanson

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viaf.org

Exhibitions

In this dataset, J. Robert F. Swanson was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-01	1940-03	MoMA	Smithsonian Competition

Eero Saarinen

Biographical statement American, born Finland. 1910–1961

Born 1910 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 1961

Nationality American

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Eero Saarinen was involved in 23 exhibitions across 7 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s,1950s with 7 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1970s,1990s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1938-06	1938-09	Rockefeller Center	Wheaton College Competition
2	1939-02	1939-03	MoMA	Williamsburg Competition

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-01	1940-03	MoMA	Smithsonian Competition
2	1942-09	1942-09	MoMA	Modern Architecture for the Modern School
3	1944-05	1944-10	MoMA	Design for Use
4	1944-05	1944-10	MoMA	Built in the U.S.A., 1932–44
5	1945-02	1945-05	MoMA	Integrated Building: Kitchen, Bathroom, and Storage
6	1947-03	1947-06	MoMA	Printed Textiles for the Home
7	1949-04	1949-10	MoMA	The House in the Museum Garden

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1950-07	1950-09	MoMA	Three Modern Styles
2	1950-11	1951-01	MoMA	Good Design
3	1953-01	1953-03	MoMA	Built in USA: Post-War Architecture
4	1955-02	1955-03	MoMA	Good Design: 5th Anniversary
5	1957-02	1957-04	MoMA	Buildings for Business and Government
6	1958-12	1959-02	MoMA	20th Century Design from the Museum Collection
7	1959-02	1959-04	MoMA	Architecture and Imagery: Four New Buildings

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1961-09	1961-11	MoMA	Eero Saarinen, 1910–1961
2	1964-05		MoMA	Philip L. Goodwin Galleries of Architecture and Design

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1979-02	1979-04	MoMA	Transformations in Modern Architecture

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1991-02	1991-04	MoMA	Art of the Forties

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	2004-11	2005-11	MoMA	Architecture and Design: Inaugural Installation
2	2005-12	2006-04	MoMA	Architecture and Design: Rotation 2
3	2009-05	2011-01	MoMA	What was Good Design? MoMA's Message 1944–56

Edward Durell Stone

Biographical statement American, 1902–1978

Born 1902 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 1978

Nationality American

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Edward Durell Stone was involved in 17 exhibitions across 5 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 7 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1970s,1980s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1939-02	1939-03	Rockefeller Center	Three Centuries of American Architecture
2	1939-02	1939-03	MoMA	Williamsburg Competition
3	1939-05	1939-09	Rockefeller Center	Houses and Housing: Industrial Art

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-01	1940-03	MoMA	Smithsonian Competition
2	1941-09	1941-11	MoMA	Organic Design in Home Furnishings
3	1944-05	1944-10	MoMA	Built in the U.S.A., 1932–44
4	1945-02	1945-05	MoMA	Integrated Building: Kitchen, Bathroom, and Storage
5	1945-08	1945-09	MoMA	Textile Design
6	1946-11	1947-01	MoMA	Modern Rooms of the Last Fifty Years
7	1949-10	1949-12	MoMA	Modern Art in Your Life

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1950-11	1951-01	MoMA	Good Design
2	1952-06	1952-07	MoMA	Architecture in the New York Area
3	1952-09	1952-11	MoMA	Good Design
4	1955-11	1956-02	MoMA	Latin American Architecture Since 1945
5	1957-02	1957-04	MoMA	Buildings for Business and Government

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1979-02	1979-04	MoMA	Transformations in Modern Architecture

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1989-05	1989-08	MoMA	A Modern Museum: The 1939 Goodwin/Stone Building

Hugh Stubbins Jr.

Biographical statement American, 1912–2006

Born 1912 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 2006

Nationality American

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Hugh Stubbins Jr. was involved in 7 exhibitions across 3 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 4 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1970s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1939-02	1939-03	Rockefeller Center	Three Centuries of American Architecture
2	1939-02	1939-03	MoMA	Williamsburg Competition

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-01	1940-03	MoMA	Smithsonian Competition
2	1944-05	1944-10	MoMA	Built in the U.S.A., 1932–44
3	1945-01	1945-03	MoMA	The Lesson of War Housing
4	1945-05	1945-09	MoMA	Tomorrow's Small House: Models and Plans

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1979-02	1979-04	MoMA	Transformations in Modern Architecture

Eliel Saarinen

Biographical statement Finnish, 1873–1950

Born 1873 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 1950

Nationality

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Eliel Saarinen was involved in 4 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 4 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 4 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-01	1940-03	MoMA	Smithsonian Competition
2	1942-09	1942-09	MoMA	Modern Architecture for the Modern School
3	1944-05	1944-10	MoMA	Built in the U.S.A., 1932–44
4	1949-10	1949-12	MoMA	Modern Art in Your Life

Smithsonian Competition

Summary information

Date

Location

Carried out by

Concurrent exhibitions

Concurrent exhibitions grouped by organisation

MoMA

Artists

C

David W. Carlson

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

Paul P. Cret

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

1970s (1)

F

Albert Frey

Exhibitions

1930s (3)

1940s (1)

G

Philip L. Goodwin

Exhibitions

1930s (2)

1940s (4)

1980s (1)

2000s (1)

Percival Goodman

Exhibitions

1930s (1)

1940s (1)

1950s (1)

J

Louis C. Jaeger

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

K

Robert W. Kennedy

Exhibitions

1940s (2)

M

Harry F. Manning

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

James A. Mitchell

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

N

Eliot Noyes

Exhibitions

1940s (5)

1970s (1)

2000s (1)

P

Marc Peter, Jr.

Exhibitions

1930s (1)

1940s (1)

G. Holmes Perkins

Exhibitions

1930s (1)

1940s (1)

R

Dahlen K. Ritchey

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

S

J. Robert F. Swanson

Exhibitions

1940s (1)

Eero Saarinen

Exhibitions

1930s (2)

1940s (7)

1950s (7)

1960s (2)

1970s (1)

1990s (1)