»At the Dawn of a New Age: Early Twentieth-Century American Modernism«

Technological and political innovations such as women's suffrage challenged society's norms in the early 20th century. Artists, too, sought new forms during this time of upheaval: They rejected the prevailing realism, and in turn, the depiction of emotions and abstract painting took hold. The Whitney Museum of American Art's At the Dawn of a New Age: Early Twentieth-Century American Modernism, dedicated to the beginnings of modern art in the United States, runs May 7 through March 2023 and offers deep insights into the period from 1900 to 1930.

The exhibits are largely drawn from the museum's own collection and feature rediscoveries such as Henrietta Shore, Charles Duncan, Yun Gee, Manierre Dawson, Blanche Lazzell, Ben Benn, Isami Doi, and Albert Bloch, in addition to familiar names such as Marsden Hartley, Oscar Bluemner, Elie Nadelman, Charles Burchfield, Aaron Douglas, and Georgia O'Keeffe. Of the more than 60 works on view, some are on public display for the first time in several decades.