The Sense of Abstraction

Summary information

Date

Wed Feb 17 1960 until Mon Apr 11 1960

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
Tanager Gallery
Brata Gallery
Judson Memorial Church
Reuben Gallery
The Sense of Abstraction
Three Structures by Buckminster Fuller
16 Americans
Art Lending Service Retrospective
Sculpture and Painting by Peter Voulkos: New Talent in the Penthouse
Claude Monet: Seasons and Moments
Selections from the Art Lending Service
Paintings by Cajori, De Groot, Dodd, Fine, Groell, Hazelet, Ippolito, Isquith, F. Mitchell, Pearlstein, Ortman; Sculpture by King, Rocklin
Work by Freilicher, E. De Kooning, Katz
Perle Fine
Sally Hazelet
Sidney Geist
Ronald Bladen
Sal Romano
Dine “The House” Oldenburg: The Street
Ray Gun Spex
Richard O. Tyler
Performance: Richard O. Tyler and his Alchemical Players
Group Show
Rosalyn Drexler: Sculptures
Herb Brown
Jim Dine

Concurrent exhibitions grouped by organisation

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.

Ralph Alberto

Biographical statement

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External information resources for Ralph Alberto

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Ralph Alberto was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1960s with 1 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1960s with 1 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11960-021960-04MoMAThe Sense of Abstraction

Francis Bruguière

Biographical statement American, 1879–1945

Born 1879 (click to view other people born in this year)

Died 1945

Nationality American

Gender Male

External information resources for Francis Bruguière

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Francis Bruguière was involved in 14 exhibitions across 7 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1960s with 4 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1970s,1990s,2000s with 1 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11936-031936-04MoMACubism and Abstract Art
21937-031937-04MoMAPhotography 1839–1937

#StartEndLocationTitle
11944-051944-09MoMAPhotography
21948-071948-09MoMA50 Photographs by 50 Photographers

#StartEndLocationTitle
11970-061970-09MoMAPhoto Eye of the 20s

#StartEndLocationTitle
11990-021990-05MoMAPhotography Until Now

#StartEndLocationTitle
12000-042000-09MoMASeeing Double

Wynn Bullock

Biographical statement American, 1902–1975

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

Died 1975

Nationality American

Gender Male

External information resources for Wynn Bullock

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Wynn Bullock was involved in 9 exhibitions across 4 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1960s with 4 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1980s,2010s with 1 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11960-021960-04MoMAThe Sense of Abstraction
21960-101960-10MoMAPhotographs for Collectors
31966-121967-02MoMAFrom the McAlpin Collection
41967-10MoMASteichen Gallery Reinstallation

#StartEndLocationTitle
11981-071981-10MoMAAmerican Landscapes

#StartEndLocationTitle
12012-112013-07MoMAArtist's Choice: Trisha Donnelly

Alvin Langdon Coburn

Biographical statement American, 1882–1966

Born 1882 (click to view other people born in this year)

Died 1966

Nationality American

Gender Male

External information resources for Alvin Langdon Coburn

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Alvin Langdon Coburn was involved in 22 exhibitions across 9 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1960s with 5 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s,1980s,2010s with 1 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11937-031937-04MoMAPhotography 1839–1937

#StartEndLocationTitle
11960-021960-04MoMAThe Sense of Abstraction
21964-051964-08MoMAThe Photographer's Eye
31964-05MoMAEdward Steichen Photography Center
41967-10MoMASteichen Gallery Reinstallation
51968-031968-05MoMAPhotography as Printmaking

#StartEndLocationTitle
11970-061970-09MoMAPhoto Eye of the 20s
21976-051976-07MoMAPhotography: Recent Acquisitions, 1974–1976

#StartEndLocationTitle
11981-071981-10MoMAAmerican Landscapes

#StartEndLocationTitle
12008-102009-07MoMAThe Printed Picture
22009-032009-06MoMAInto the Sunset: Photography's Image of the American West
32009-082010-03MoMAPhotography Collection: Rotation 6

#StartEndLocationTitle
12012-122013-04MoMAInventing Abstraction: 1910–1925

Dr. Harold E. Edgerton

Biographical statement American, 1903–1990

Born 1903 (click to view other people born in this year)

Died 1990

Nationality American

Gender Male

External information resources for Dr. Harold E. Edgerton

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton was involved in 22 exhibitions across 8 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s,1960s with 5 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1970s,1980s with 1 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11937-031937-04MoMAPhotography 1839–1937
21939-051939-09MoMASeven American Photographers

#StartEndLocationTitle
11940-121941-01MoMASixty Photographs: A Survey of Camera Esthetics
21943-081943-09MoMAAction Photography
31944-051944-09MoMAPhotography
41948-071948-09MoMA50 Photographs by 50 Photographers
51949-021949-05MoMAThe Exact Instant

#StartEndLocationTitle
11980-10MoMAReinstallation of the Collection

#StartEndLocationTitle
11990-021990-05MoMAPhotography Until Now
21997-021997-10MoMAAmerican Photography 1890–1965 from the Collection

#StartEndLocationTitle
12000-042000-09MoMASeeing Double
22008-122009-02MoMAArtist's Choice: Vik Muniz, Rebus

Gerard Ifert

Biographical statement

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

Died

Nationality

Gender

External information resources for Gerard Ifert

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Gerard Ifert was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1960s with 1 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1960s with 1 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11960-021960-04MoMAThe Sense of Abstraction

Syl Labrot

Biographical statement American, 1929–1977

Born 1929 (click to view other people born in this year)

Died 1977

Nationality American

Gender Male

External information resources for Syl Labrot

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Syl Labrot was involved in 7 exhibitions across 3 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1960s with 5 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s,1970s with 1 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11960-021960-04MoMAThe Sense of Abstraction
21960-101960-10MoMAPhotographs for Collectors
31960-121961-02MoMARecent Acquisitions
41962-041962-05MoMA50 Photographs by 50 Photographers
51964-05MoMAEdward Steichen Photography Center

#StartEndLocationTitle
11973-011973-03MoMA25 Recent Acquisitions

Nathan Lyons

Biographical statement American, born 1930

Born 1930 (click to view other people born in this year)

Died 2016

Nationality American

Gender Male

External information resources for Nathan Lyons

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Nathan Lyons was involved in 12 exhibitions across 4 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1960s with 9 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s,1970s,2010s with 1 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11978-071978-10MoMAMirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960

#StartEndLocationTitle
12010-102011-04MoMAAbstract Expressionist New York: The Big Picture

László Moholy-Nagy

Biographical statement American, born Hungary. 1895–1946

Born 1895 (click to view other people born in this year)

Died 1946

Nationality American

Gender Male

External information resources for László Moholy-Nagy

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, László Moholy-Nagy was involved in 110 exhibitions across 9 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1970s with 20 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 6 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11933-071933-09MoMASummer Exhibition: Painting and Sculpture
21933-101933-10MoMAModern European Art
31936-031936-04MoMACubism and Abstract Art
41936-121937-01MoMAFantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism
51937-031937-04MoMAPhotography 1839–1937
61938-121939-01Rockefeller CenterBauhaus: 1919–1928

#StartEndLocationTitle
11940-121941-01MoMASixty Photographs: A Survey of Camera Esthetics
21941-071941-08MoMAPreliminary Course of the Bauhaus
31941-121942-01MoMAAmerican Photographs at $10
41942-011942-02MoMANew Acquisitions: Photographs
51942-091942-11MoMAHow to make a Photogram
61942-101942-10MoMA20th Century Sculpture and Constructions
71943-081943-09MoMAAction Photography
81944-051944-09MoMAPhotography
91945-061946-06MoMAThe Museum Collection of Photographs
101948-011948-03MoMANew Acquisitions
111948-071948-09MoMA50 Photographs by 50 Photographers
121948-091948-12MoMACollage
131949-051949-07MoMAMaster Prints from the Museum Collection
141949-101949-12MoMAModern Art in Your Life

Leo C. Massopust

Biographical statement

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

Died

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External information resources for Leo C. Massopust

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Leo C. Massopust was involved in 3 exhibitions across 2 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 2 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1960s with 1 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11951-051951-07MoMAAbstraction in Photography
21958-111959-01MoMAPhotographs from the Museum Collection

#StartEndLocationTitle
11960-021960-04MoMAThe Sense of Abstraction

Koyo Okada

Biographical statement Japanese, 1895–1972

Born 1895 (click to view other people born in this year)

Died 1972

Nationality Japanese

Gender Male

External information resources for Koyo Okada

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Koyo Okada was involved in 4 exhibitions across 2 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1960s with 3 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11958-111959-01MoMAPhotographs from the Museum Collection

#StartEndLocationTitle
11960-021960-04MoMAThe Sense of Abstraction
21960-101960-10MoMAPhotographs for Collectors
31964-05MoMAEdward Steichen Photography Center

Lennart Olson

Biographical statement Swedish, born 1925

Born 1925 (click to view other people born in this year)

Died

Nationality Swedish

Gender Male

External information resources for Lennart Olson

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Lennart Olson was involved in 10 exhibitions across 3 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1960s with 6 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 2010s with 1 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11960-021960-04MoMAThe Sense of Abstraction
21960-101960-10MoMAPhotographs for Collectors
31960-121961-02MoMARecent Acquisitions
41962-041962-05MoMA50 Photographs by 50 Photographers
51964-05MoMAEdward Steichen Photography Center
61966-12MoMAPhotographs for Collectors

#StartEndLocationTitle
12012-112013-07MoMAArtist's Choice: Trisha Donnelly

Naomi Savage

Biographical statement American, 1927–2005

Born 1927 (click to view other people born in this year)

Died 2005

Nationality American

Gender Female

External information resources for Naomi Savage

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Naomi Savage was involved in 7 exhibitions across 3 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1960s with 5 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s,1970s with 1 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11953-021953-04MoMAAlways the Young Strangers

#StartEndLocationTitle
11960-021960-04MoMAThe Sense of Abstraction
21965-101966-01MoMARecent Acquisitions: Photography
31966-12MoMAPhotographs for Collectors
41967-10MoMASteichen Gallery Reinstallation
51968-031968-05MoMAPhotography as Printmaking

#StartEndLocationTitle
11978-071978-10MoMAMirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960

Jaromir Stephany

Biographical statement

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

Died

Nationality

Gender

External information resources for Jaromir Stephany

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Jaromir Stephany was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1960s with 1 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1960s with 1 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11960-021960-04MoMAThe Sense of Abstraction

Alfred Stieglitz

Biographical statement American, 1864–1946

Born 1864 (click to view other people born in this year)

Died 1946

Nationality American

Gender Male

External information resources for Alfred Stieglitz

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Alfred Stieglitz was involved in 65 exhibitions across 9 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 14 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 2 exhibitions.

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

#StartEndLocationTitle
11980-10MoMAReinstallation of the Collection
21981-071981-10MoMAAmerican Landscapes
31981-101982-01MoMAStill Life
41985-111986-01MoMASelf Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840–1985
51985-121986-03MoMAVariants
61988-011988-04MoMAPicturing "Greatness"

Edward Steichen

Biographical statement American, born Luxembourg. 1879–1973

Born 1879 (click to view other people born in this year)

Died 1973

Nationality American

Gender Male

External information resources for Edward Steichen

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Edward Steichen was involved in 74 exhibitions across 9 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1960s with 15 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s,2010s with 5 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11932-051932-05MoMAMurals by American Painters and Photographers
21933-041933-04MoMAObjects: 1900 and Today
31936-061936-07MoMAEdward Steichen's Delphiniums
41937-031937-04MoMAPhotography 1839–1937
51938-051938-07MoMAThree Centuries of American Art

#StartEndLocationTitle
11950-051950-07MoMAColor Photography
21951-051951-07MoMAAbstraction in Photography
31952-081952-08MoMAThen and Now
41955-011955-05MoMAThe Family of Man
51957-111958-04MoMA70 Photographers Look at New York
61958-111959-01MoMAPhotographs from the Museum Collection
71959-111959-11MoMA30th Anniversary Special Installation - Towards the "New" Museum

#StartEndLocationTitle
12000-032000-08MoMAWar
22000-042000-09MoMASeeing Double
32002-022002-05MoMALife of the City
42004-112005-06MoMAPhotography: Inaugural Installation
52006-032006-11MoMAPhotography Collection: Rotation 3
62006-122007-07MoMAPhotography Collection: Rotation 4
72009-082010-03MoMAPhotography Collection: Rotation 6

Vladimir Telberg-von-Teleheim

Biographical statement American, 1910–1995

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

Died 1995

Nationality American

Gender Male

External information resources for Vladimir Telberg-von-Teleheim

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Vladimir Telberg-von-Teleheim was involved in 6 exhibitions across 3 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 3 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 1 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11948-041948-07MoMAIn and Out of Focus: A Survey of Today's Photography

#StartEndLocationTitle
11950-081950-09MoMAPhotographs by 51 Photographers
21951-051951-07MoMAAbstraction in Photography
31958-111959-01MoMAPhotographs from the Museum Collection

#StartEndLocationTitle
11960-021960-04MoMAThe Sense of Abstraction
21960-101960-10MoMAPhotographs for Collectors

Edward Weston

Biographical statement American, 1886–1958

Born 1886 (click to view other people born in this year)

Died 1958

Nationality American

Gender Male

External information resources for Edward Weston

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Edward Weston was involved in 80 exhibitions across 9 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1960s with 14 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 2 exhibitions.

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

#StartEndLocationTitle
11950-051950-07MoMAColor Photography
21951-051951-07MoMAAbstraction in Photography
31951-071951-08MoMA12 Photographers
41951-111952-01MoMAChristmas Photographs
51952-051952-09MoMADiogenes with a Camera
61952-081952-08MoMAThen and Now
71955-011955-05MoMAThe Family of Man
81958-111959-01MoMAPhotographs from the Museum Collection
91959-111959-11MoMA30th Anniversary Special Installation - Towards the "New" Museum

#StartEndLocationTitle
11971-071971-09MoMAThe Artist as Adversary
21971-091971-11MoMAPhotographs of Women
31973-011973-03MoMA25 Recent Acquisitions
41974-091974-12MoMAPublic Landscapes
51975-011975-03MoMAEdward Weston
61976-031976-06MoMAPhotography for Collectors
71976-051976-07MoMAPhotography: Recent Acquisitions, 1974–1976
81978-041978-07MoMAArt for Corporations
91979-061979-07MoMAViews over America
101979-111980-01MoMAArt of the Twenties
111979-111980-03MoMAIn the Twenties: Portraits from the Photography Collection

#StartEndLocationTitle
11980-10MoMAReinstallation of the Collection
21981-071981-10MoMAAmerican Landscapes
31981-101982-01MoMAStill Life
41984-111985-03MoMAFrom the Gilman Collection: Photographs Preserved in Ink
51985-111986-01MoMASelf Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840–1985
61985-121986-03MoMAVariants
71988-011988-04MoMAPicturing "Greatness"