Visionaries

Description:

Exhibition catalog featuring late nineteenth- through mid-twentieth-century works from the collection of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, which coincides with the eightieth anniversary of its establishment in 1937. The show traces the activities of six pioneering arts patrons who helped shape the Guggenheim Foundation's holdings when each of their prized personal collections was joined with this public insitution.

subjects: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation,  Modern Art,  Art,  Exhibitions,  Collectors and collecting,  Art, modern, 19th century,  Art, collectors and collecting,  Art, modern, 20th century, exhibitions,  Art, american,  Art, italian,  20.12 art museums,  Expositions

People: Peggy Guggenheim (1898-1979),  Solomon R. Guggenheim (1861-1949),  Justin Thannhauser (1892-1976),  Katherine S. Dreier (1877-1952),  Karl Nierendorf,  Hilla Rebay (1890-1967)

Places: Venice,  New York (State),  Italy,  New York

Times: 20th century,  19th century