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"Alfred H. Barr, Jr., Director of Museum Collections, stands with eight paintings and two sculptures which rank among the most significant in the Museum of Modern Art's collection. From left to right on the top row, the paintings are: Picasso's 'Ma Jolie' (1911), Braque's 'The Table' (1928), Gorky's 'Agony' (1947) and de Chirico's 'Nostalgia of the Infinite' (1911). In the second row are Matisse's 'Bather' (about 1908), Marin's 'Camden Mountain Across the Bay' (1922), Hopper's 'House by the Railroad'(1925), which was the museum's first painting, and van Gogh's 'The Starry Night' (1889). Two sculptures are Arp's 'Human Concretion' (1935) and Lachaise's 'Egyptian Head' (1923). Since the museum is in a constant process of evaluating and analyzing modern art, it hesitates to name any works as its 'greatest'; since it wants desperately to remain modern, it recognizes few masterpieces and has always opposed the acquisition of a large and deadening permanent collection," from the article, "Museum of Modern Art," written by Roger Angel with photographs by David E. Sherman, originally published in "Holiday" Magazine, November 1953. 1953. Reprinted by The Curtis Publishing Company. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York. © 1953 The Curtis Publishing Company.

Location The Museum of Modern Art/New York, NY/U.S.A.

Unique Identifier ART471971

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 6338px × 5549px

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