American Modernist

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The Canfield Gambling House, Everett Shinn, 1912

Alfred Henry Maurer ~ The first American modernist painter

Alexander Girard (American; 1907–1993)Mikado1954Textile sample (81% cotton, 19% polyester; printed)C

Alexander Girard (American; 1907–1993)Mikado1954Textile sample (screen-printed fiberglass)Cooper Hew

William Lester, <i>The Three Crosses</i>, 1935-6.

Grant Wood, <i>Sultry Night</i>, 1939.

VeniceEdward Steichen (American, born Luxembourg; 1879–1973)1914PhotogravureLibrary of Congress, Pri

Consuelo Kanaga, one of the pioneers of modern American photography, began her career as a photojour

Necklace, Ring, Earrings, BroochAlexander Calder (American; 1898–1976)1940sHammered brassPrivate Col

Black Iris VI by Georgia O’Keeffe (1936)

“Ruba Rombic” Perfume Bottle1928–32GlassDesigner:Reuben Haley (American; 1872–1933)Manufacturer: Con

Georgia O’Keeffe always maintained a strong following among art lovers, and her stature as one of th

Luigi Lucioni ‘Irises’ 1928.(Source: artnet.com)

PochadeStuart Davis (American; 1892–1964)1956–58Oil on canvasMuseo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madr

Georgia O’Keeffe, Grey Lines With Black, Blue, and Yellow, 1923.

RibbonsAlexander Girard (American; 1907–1993)1957Textile sample (66% cotton, 34% linen; screen print

JaggedAlexander Girard (American; 1907–1993)1962Textile sample (linen; plain weave)Cooper Hewitt, Sm

In the 1930s, Sargent Claude Johnson derived inspiration from the New Negro Movement and its leader

Edward Hopper, From Williamsburg Bridge, 1928.

Andrew Wyeth, Night Sleeper, 1979.

Norman Rockwell, Christmas Santa Reading Mail, 1935.

Andrew Wyeth, Independence Day, 1961. 

Marsden Hartley, Fisherman’s Last Supper, 1938.

philamuseum: American Modernist Florine Stettheimer’s work often referenced her glamorous lif

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