Polio Poster Competition

Summary information

Date

Mon Oct 31 1949 until Sun Nov 20 1949

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

Exhibitions that overlap with this exhibition, in this dataset. Double-click an item in the timeline to view the corresponding exhibition page.

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Selected Exhibition
MoMA
Polio Poster Competition
Paintings, Sculpture, and Graphic Arts from the Museum Collection
Anni Albers Textiles
Modern Art in Your Life
Photographs by Margaret Bourke-White, Helen Levitt, Dorothea Lange, Tana Hoban, Esther Bubley, and Hazel-Frieda Larsen
New Posters from 16 Countries
Recent Acquisitions
Design Show: Christmas 1949


Artists

There were 23 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.

Walter Allner

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External information resources for Walter Allner

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Walter Allner 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.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11949-101949-11MoMAPolio Poster Competition

Milton Ackoff

Biographical statement American, born 1915

Born 1915 (click to view other people born in this year)

Died

Nationality American

Gender Male

External information resources for Milton Ackoff


    Exhibitions

    In this dataset, Milton Ackoff was involved in 4 exhibitions across 2 decades.

    • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 3 exhibitions.
    • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1970s with 1 exhibitions.

    #StartEndLocationTitle
    11971-071971-09MoMAThe Artist as Adversary

    Ida Adelman

    Biographical statement

    Born (click to view other people born in this year)

    Died

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    Gender

    External information resources for Ida Adelman


      Exhibitions

      In this dataset, Ida Adelman was involved in 4 exhibitions across 2 decades.

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

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11938-021938-03Rockefeller CenterSubway Art

      Margaret Bourke-White

      Biographical statement American, 1904–1971

      Born 1904 (click to view other people born in this year)

      Died 1971

      Nationality American

      Gender Female

      External information resources for Margaret Bourke-White

      1. vocab.getty.edu
      2. www.wikidata.org
      3. viaf.org

      Exhibitions

      In this dataset, Margaret Bourke-White was involved in 28 exhibitions across 9 decades.

      • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s,1970s with 5 exhibitions.
      • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1980s with 1 exhibitions.

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11937-031937-04MoMAPhotography 1839–1937
      21938-051938-07MoMAThree Centuries of American Art

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11951-111951-12MoMAMemorable Life Photographs
      21952-081952-08MoMAThen and Now
      31955-011955-05MoMAThe Family of Man
      41958-111959-01MoMAPhotographs from the Museum Collection
      51959-111959-11MoMA30th Anniversary Special Installation - Towards the "New" Museum

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11964-05MoMAEdward Steichen Photography Center
      21965-031965-05MoMAThe Photo Essay
      31967-10MoMASteichen Gallery Reinstallation

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11971-071971-09MoMAThe Artist as Adversary
      21971-091971-11MoMAPhotographs of Women
      31974-091974-12MoMAPublic Landscapes
      41979-111980-01MoMAArt of the Twenties
      51979-12MoMAEdward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11980-10MoMAReinstallation of the Collection

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      12000-042000-09MoMAThe Rhetoric of Persuasion
      22002-022002-05MoMALife of the City
      32006-062006-09MoMAArtist's Choice: Herzog and De Meuron, Perception Restrained

      Esther Bubley

      Biographical statement American, 1921–1998

      Born 1921 (click to view other people born in this year)

      Died 1998

      Nationality American

      Gender

      External information resources for Esther Bubley

      1. vocab.getty.edu
      2. www.wikidata.org
      3. viaf.org

      Exhibitions

      In this dataset, Esther Bubley was involved in 6 exhibitions across 3 decades.

      • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 3 exhibitions.
      • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 2010s with 1 exhibitions.

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11952-051952-09MoMADiogenes with a Camera
      21955-011955-05MoMAThe Family of Man

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      12010-052011-04MoMAPictures by Women: A History of Modern Photography (Part 2)

      Herbert Bayer

      Biographical statement American, born Austria. 1900–1985

      Born 1900 (click to view other people born in this year)

      Died 1985

      Nationality American

      Gender Male

      External information resources for Herbert Bayer

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      2. www.wikidata.org
      3. viaf.org

      Exhibitions

      In this dataset, Herbert Bayer was involved in 46 exhibitions across 9 decades.

      • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1960s with 8 exhibitions.
      • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 2 exhibitions.

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11936-031936-04MoMACubism and Abstract Art
      21936-121937-01MoMAFantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism
      31938-121939-01Rockefeller CenterBauhaus: 1919–1928

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11941-061941-06MoMAA History of the Modern Poster
      21943-071943-10MoMAAirways to Peace
      31944-051944-10MoMADesign for Use
      41944-051944-09MoMAPosters
      51949-101949-12MoMAModern Art in Your Life
      61949-101949-11MoMAPolio Poster Competition

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11950-071950-09MoMAThree Modern Styles
      21956-041956-08MoMARecent Drawings U.S.A.

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11970-061970-09MoMAPhoto Eye of the 20s
      21976-031976-06MoMAPhotography for Collectors
      31976-031976-05MoMAPosters from the Collection
      41977-081977-10MoMAThe Graphic Revolution: 1915–1935
      51977-101978-01MoMAHerbert Bayer: Photographic Works
      61979-111980-01MoMAArt of the Twenties

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11981-071981-09MoMAMarcel Breuer: Furniture and Interiors
      21985-111986-01MoMASelf Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840–1985
      31988-061988-09MoMAThe Modern Poster

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11990-021990-05MoMAPhotography Until Now
      21991-021991-04MoMAArt of the Forties
      31995-021995-05MoMATypography and the Poster
      41996-061996-09MoMAFrom Bauhaus to Pop: Masterworks Given by Philip Johnson

      Jean Carlu

      Biographical statement French, 1900–1997

      Born 1900 (click to view other people born in this year)

      Died 1997

      Nationality French

      Gender Male

      External information resources for Jean Carlu

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      2. www.wikidata.org
      3. viaf.org

      Exhibitions

      In this dataset, Jean Carlu was involved in 13 exhibitions across 8 decades.

      • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 5 exhibitions.
      • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s,1960s,1980s,1990s,2000s,2010s with 1 exhibitions.

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11957-031957-04MoMATravel Posters

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11971-071971-09MoMAThe Artist as Adversary
      21976-031976-05MoMAPosters from the Collection

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11988-061988-09MoMAThe Modern Poster

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11991-021991-04MoMAArt of the Forties

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      12000-042000-09MoMAThe Rhetoric of Persuasion

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      12013-042013-09MoMAHand Signals: Digits, Fists, and Talons

      Philip Evergood

      Biographical statement American, 1901–1973

      Born 1901 (click to view other people born in this year)

      Died 1973

      Nationality American

      Gender Male

      External information resources for Philip Evergood

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      2. www.wikidata.org
      3. viaf.org

      Exhibitions

      In this dataset, Philip Evergood was involved in 12 exhibitions across 4 decades.

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

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11932-051932-05MoMAMurals by American Painters and Photographers
      21936-091936-10MoMANew Horizons in American Art

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11967-041967-04MoMAThe Artist as His Subject
      21967-061967-09MoMAThe Artist as His Subject

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11991-021991-04MoMAArt of the Forties

      Tana Hoban

      Biographical statement

      Born 1917 (click to view other people born in this year)

      Died 2006

      Nationality

      Gender

      External information resources for Tana Hoban

      1. www.wikidata.org
      2. viaf.org

      Exhibitions

      In this dataset, Tana Hoban was involved in 6 exhibitions across 2 decades.

      • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s,1950s with 3 exhibitions.
      • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s,1950s with 3 exhibitions.

      Leon Karp

      Biographical statement

      Born (click to view other people born in this year)

      Died

      Nationality

      Gender

      External information resources for Leon Karp

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      Exhibitions

      In this dataset, Leon Karp was involved in 3 exhibitions across 2 decades.

      • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 2 exhibitions.
      • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 1 exhibitions.

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11933-121934-01MoMAPainting and Sculpture from 16 American Cities

      Henry Koerner

      Biographical statement American, 1915–1991

      Born 1915 (click to view other people born in this year)

      Died 1991

      Nationality American

      Gender Male

      External information resources for Henry Koerner

      1. vocab.getty.edu
      2. www.wikidata.org
      3. viaf.org

      Exhibitions

      In this dataset, Henry Koerner 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 1960s,2010s with 1 exhibitions.

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11942-111943-01MoMANational War Poster Competition
      21944-051944-09MoMAPosters
      31948-121949-03MoMAAmerican Paintings from the Museum Collection
      41949-101949-11MoMAPolio Poster Competition

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11961-02MoMA[Penthouse Exhibition]

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      12013-102014-10MoMADesigning Modern Women 1890–1990

      Helen Levitt

      Biographical statement American, 1913–2009

      Born 1913 (click to view other people born in this year)

      Died 2009

      Nationality American

      Gender Female

      External information resources for Helen Levitt

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      2. www.wikidata.org
      3. viaf.org

      Exhibitions

      In this dataset, Helen Levitt was involved in 48 exhibitions across 8 decades.

      • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 11 exhibitions.
      • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1980s,2010s with 3 exhibitions.

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11951-111952-01MoMAChristmas Photographs
      21952-081952-08MoMAThen and Now
      31955-011955-05MoMAThe Family of Man
      41957-111958-04MoMA70 Photographers Look at New York
      51958-111959-01MoMAPhotographs from the Museum Collection
      61959-111959-11MoMA30th Anniversary Special Installation - Towards the "New" Museum

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      12000-032000-09MoMAThe Raw and the Cooked
      22002-022002-05MoMALife of the City
      32004-112005-06MoMAPhotography: Inaugural Installation
      42006-032006-11MoMAPhotography Collection: Rotation 3
      52006-122007-07MoMAPhotography Collection: Rotation 4
      62008-102009-07MoMAThe Printed Picture

      Jacob Laurence

      Biographical statement

      Born (click to view other people born in this year)

      Died

      Nationality

      Gender

      External information resources for Jacob Laurence


        Exhibitions

        In this dataset, Jacob Laurence 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.

        Loren MacIver

        Biographical statement American, 1909–1998

        Born 1909 (click to view other people born in this year)

        Died 1998

        Nationality American

        Gender Female

        External information resources for Loren MacIver

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        2. www.wikidata.org
        3. viaf.org

        Exhibitions

        In this dataset, Loren MacIver was involved in 24 exhibitions across 5 decades.

        • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 14 exhibitions.
        • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s,1990s with 1 exhibitions.

        #StartEndLocationTitle
        11936-091936-10MoMANew Horizons in American Art
        21936-121937-01MoMAFantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism
        31938-051938-07MoMAThree Centuries of American Art
        41938-101938-11Rockefeller CenterNew Acquisitions
        51939-051939-09MoMAPainting, Sculpture, Prints

        #StartEndLocationTitle
        11991-021991-04MoMAArt of the Forties

        D. S. Martin

        Biographical statement American, born 1916

        Born 1916 (click to view other people born in this year)

        Died

        Nationality American

        Gender

        External information resources for D. S. Martin


          Exhibitions

          In this dataset, D. S. Martin 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.

          Herbert Matter

          Biographical statement American, born Switzerland. 1907–1984

          Born 1907 (click to view other people born in this year)

          Died 1984

          Nationality American

          Gender Male

          External information resources for Herbert Matter

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          2. www.wikidata.org
          3. viaf.org

          Exhibitions

          In this dataset, Herbert Matter was involved in 28 exhibitions across 9 decades.

          • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s,1950s with 6 exhibitions.
          • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s,1980s with 1 exhibitions.

          #StartEndLocationTitle
          11937-031937-04MoMAPhotography 1839–1937

          #StartEndLocationTitle
          11950-051950-07MoMAColor Photography
          21950-051950-07MoMAPosters from the Bernard Davis Collection
          31952-081952-08MoMAThen and Now
          41953-121954-02MoMARecent Acquisitions, 1946–1953: Department of Architecture and Design
          51954-021954-04MoMAFour American Graphic Designers
          61957-031957-04MoMATravel Posters

          #StartEndLocationTitle
          11973-071973-09MoMACollage and the Photo-Image
          21976-031976-05MoMAPosters from the Collection
          31977-041977-06MoMAArtists by Artists

          #StartEndLocationTitle
          11988-061988-09MoMAThe Modern Poster

          #StartEndLocationTitle
          11991-021991-04MoMAArt of the Forties
          21991-071991-12MoMAThe Graphic Designs of Herbert Matter

          #StartEndLocationTitle
          12000-032000-08MoMAGraphic-Photographic
          22004-112005-11MoMAArchitecture and Design: Inaugural Installation
          32005-122006-04MoMAArchitecture and Design: Rotation 2

          Erik Nitsche

          Biographical statement Swiss, 1908–1998

          Born 1908 (click to view other people born in this year)

          Died 1998

          Nationality Swiss

          Gender Male

          External information resources for Erik Nitsche

          1. vocab.getty.edu
          2. www.wikidata.org
          3. viaf.org

          Exhibitions

          In this dataset, Erik Nitsche was involved in 6 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 1960s,1980s with 1 exhibitions.

          Paul Rand

          Biographical statement American, 1914–1996

          Born 1914 (click to view other people born in this year)

          Died 1996

          Nationality American

          Gender Male

          External information resources for Paul Rand

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          2. www.wikidata.org
          3. viaf.org

          Exhibitions

          In this dataset, Paul Rand was involved in 14 exhibitions across 8 decades.

          • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s,1950s with 3 exhibitions.
          • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1970s,1980s,1990s,2010s with 1 exhibitions.

          #StartEndLocationTitle
          11950-071950-09MoMAThree Modern Styles
          21950-111951-01MoMAGood Design
          31955-021955-03MoMAGood Design: 5th Anniversary

          #StartEndLocationTitle
          11976-031976-05MoMAPosters from the Collection

          #StartEndLocationTitle
          11988-061988-09MoMAThe Modern Poster

          #StartEndLocationTitle
          11995-021995-05MoMATypography and the Poster

          #StartEndLocationTitle
          12012-072012-11MoMACentury of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000

          Ben Shahn

          Biographical statement American, born Lithuania. 1898–1969

          Born 1898 (click to view other people born in this year)

          Died 1969

          Nationality American

          Gender Male

          External information resources for Ben Shahn

          1. vocab.getty.edu
          2. www.wikidata.org
          3. viaf.org

          Exhibitions

          In this dataset, Ben Shahn was involved in 109 exhibitions across 9 decades.

          • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 24 exhibitions.
          • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 2010s with 4 exhibitions.

          #StartEndLocationTitle
          11980-111981-01MoMAA Penthouse Aviary
          21981-031981-06MoMARecent Acquisitions: Drawings
          31985-121986-05MoMAAmerican Prints: 1900–1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated Books
          41988-011988-04MoMACommitted to Print
          51988-061988-09MoMAThe Modern Poster
          61989-071989-11MoMAPainters for the Theater

          David Smith

          Biographical statement American, 1906–1965

          Born 1906 (click to view other people born in this year)

          Died 1965

          Nationality American

          Gender Male

          External information resources for David Smith

          1. vocab.getty.edu
          2. www.wikidata.org
          3. viaf.org

          Exhibitions

          In this dataset, David Smith was involved in 66 exhibitions across 8 decades.

          • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1990s with 14 exhibitions.
          • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 4 exhibitions.

          Honoré Sharrer

          Biographical statement American, 1920–2009

          Born 1920 (click to view other people born in this year)

          Died 2009

          Nationality American

          Gender Female

          External information resources for Honoré Sharrer

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          2. www.wikidata.org
          3. viaf.org

          Exhibitions

          In this dataset, Honoré Sharrer was involved in 8 exhibitions across 4 decades.

          • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 5 exhibitions.
          • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s,1990s,2010s with 1 exhibitions.

          #StartEndLocationTitle
          11945-021945-03MoMARecent Acquisitions
          21945-061946-02MoMAThe Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture
          31946-091946-12MoMAFourteen Americans
          41948-121949-03MoMAAmerican Paintings from the Museum Collection
          51949-101949-11MoMAPolio Poster Competition

          #StartEndLocationTitle
          11991-021991-04MoMAArt of the Forties

          #StartEndLocationTitle
          12010-012010-12MoMAPainting and Sculpture Changes 2010

          Franklin Chenault Watkins

          Biographical statement American, 1894–1972

          Born 1894 (click to view other people born in this year)

          Died 1972

          Nationality American

          Gender Male

          External information resources for Franklin Chenault Watkins

          1. vocab.getty.edu
          2. www.wikidata.org
          3. viaf.org

          Exhibitions

          In this dataset, Franklin Chenault Watkins was involved in 23 exhibitions across 6 decades.

          • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 10 exhibitions.
          • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1970s,1980s with 1 exhibitions.

          #StartEndLocationTitle
          11930-041930-04Crown Building46 Painters and Sculptors under 35 Years of Age
          21932-051932-05MoMAMurals by American Painters and Photographers
          31937-021937-03MoMANew Acquisitions: Gifts of the Advisory Committee
          41937-111937-12Rockefeller CenterPaintings for Paris
          51938-051938-07MoMAThree Centuries of American Art
          61939-051939-09MoMAPainting, Sculpture, Prints

          #StartEndLocationTitle
          11960-051960-09MoMAPortraits from the Museum Collection
          21964-051965-03MoMADrawings from the Museum Collections: A Selection

          #StartEndLocationTitle
          11989-071989-11MoMAPainters for the Theater

          Milton Wynne

          Biographical statement American

          Born (click to view other people born in this year)

          Died

          Nationality American

          Gender Male

          External information resources for Milton Wynne

          1. viaf.org

          Exhibitions

          In this dataset, Milton Wynne was involved in 3 exhibitions across 2 decades.

          • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 2 exhibitions.
          • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.

          #StartEndLocationTitle
          11949-101949-11MoMANew Posters from 16 Countries
          21949-101949-11MoMAPolio Poster Competition

          #StartEndLocationTitle
          11952-031952-05MoMAPosters by Painters and Sculptors