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Duncan and Marjorie Phillips and America’s First Museum of Modern Art
He was born to privilege and sought the world of art. She lived at the center of that world—a working artist encouraged by the famous artists in her extended family. Together, Duncan Phillips and Marjorie Acker Phillips founded The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., the first museum of modern art in America. It opened in the grand Phillips family home in 1921, eight years before New York City’s Museum of Modern Art and only a few weeks after they wed. Duncan took the lead in developing the collection and showcasing it. Marjorie kept space and time to paint. Duncan considered Marjorie a partner in the museum even though she was not directly involved in all purchasing and presentatio...
A Collection in the Making; a Survey of the Problems Involved in Collecting Pictures, Together With Brief Estimates of the Painters in the Phillips Memorial Gallery, by Duncan Phillips.
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The Phillips Collection
In the fall of 1921 a house in Washington, D.C. was opened to the public for the opening of the Phillips Memorial Art Gallery, as a foundation specializing in the display of art. Beautiful art.
Art Beyond Isms
The Phillips Collection, in Washington, D.C., was the first museum of modern art in the United States and today stands as a legacy to its founder and creator, Duncan Phillips.
