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Walt Kuhn (American, 1877-1949)
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Walt Kuhn
Athene 1928
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Walt Kuhn
Clowns 1925
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Walt Kuhn
Prospectors 1921
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Walt Kuhn
Woman with Bracelet (Between the Acts) 1935
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Biography |
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1877 |
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Born New York, NY |
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Along with Arthur B. Davis he organized the landmark Armory Show of 1913. Best known for his description of circus performers, although he did landscapes and still lifes as well as many pen and ink nudes. |
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Examples of his work can be found in numerous museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago |
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Exhibitions |
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2005 |
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Eye Contact: Painting and Drawing in American Art, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New york, New York |
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2004 |
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Art in America: 1909-1959, Francis M. Nauann Fine Art, New York, NY |
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1997 |
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Independent Visions: Landscapes by Avery, BLuemner, Buchfield, Kuhn, and Marin, DC Moore Gallery, New York, NY |
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1994 |
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Trees, Midtown Payson Galleries, New York, NY
Who Needs A Bathing Suit, Anyway? Naked Men and Women in American Art, Midtown Payson Galleries, New York, NY
Eros & Identity, Stuart Levy Fine Art, New York, NY |
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1993 |
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Nature's Bounty: American Floral Paintings 1835-1935, Whitney Museum of American Art at Champion, Stamford, CT |
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1992 |
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Walt Kuhn, Museum of Ogunquit, Ogunquit, MA
Walt Kuhn: People and performers, Midtown Payson Galleries, New York, NY
The Art of Main: A Bounty of Woods and Water, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
An American Experience, The Barbara Scott Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, FL
Selection of Works Featuring Flowers, The Swan Coach House Gallery, Washington DC |
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1991 |
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Specially Selected American Masters 1759-1991, Kennedy Galleries, New York, NY
Under the Big Top, Circus in Art, Hecksher Museum, Huntington, NY |
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1990 |
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Men of the REbellion: The Eight and their Associates at the Phillips Collection, The Phillips COllection, Washington DC |
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1989 |
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Walt Kuhn (1877-1949), Midtown Payson Galleries, New York, NY
Walt Kuhn-Paintings, Drawings, Prints, A Study of Related Works, Traveling Exhibition: University of Maine Museum of Art, Orono, ME; Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME; Barn Gallery, Ogunquit, ME; Walt Kuhn Gallery of Art, Cape Neddick, ME |
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1988 |
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Walt Kuhn: The Landscapes, Salander O'Reilly Galleries, New York, NY |
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1987 |
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Walt Kuhn: Selected Works, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
Walt Kuhn: The Entertainers, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY; Eliot Museum, Stuart, FL; Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC |
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1984 |
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Walt Kuhn: Selected Works, Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI |
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1980 |
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Opening Exhibition, The Walt Kuhn Gallery, Cape Neddick, ME
Walt Kuhn Still Life Paintings, Kennedy Galleries, New York, NY |
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1978 - 1979 |
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Walt Kuhn: A Classic Revivial, Traveling Exhibition: Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Fort Worth, TX; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE; Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO |
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1968 |
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Walt Kuhn, Kennedy Galleries, New York, NY |
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1966 |
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Painter of Vision: A Retrospective Exhibition of Oils, Watercolors and Drawings by Walt Kuhn, University of Arizona Art Gallery Tucson, AZ |
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1921 |
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Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings Showing the Later Tendencies in Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, PA |
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