Lillie P. Bliss : collector, advocate, and visionary benefactor of the Museum of Modern Art /

"The first comprehensive study of New York art patron and collector Lillie P. Bliss (1864-1931), examining her influential work as an art collector, advocate, and museum founder (MoMA). Combining archival materials, art market analysis, and the evolution of New York's museum scene, the boo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Walsh, Irene M. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2025.
Series:	Contextualizing art markets.
Subjects:	Bliss, Lillie P., > 1864-1931 > Influence. Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) > History > 20th century. Art > New York (State) > New York > Ecnomic aspects > History > 20th century. New York (N.Y.) > Civilization > 20th century.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : Engaging with modern art, artists, and advocacy in progressive-era New York
Collecting and exhibiting in a fractured world
Achieving "a perfectly rounded thing"
From dream to reality : a museum is born
The Bliss bequest : "a big and generous idea"
The rise and fall of the Bliss collection.