| 1929/00/00 |
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller |
Benefactor |
Lillie P Bliss, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller and Mary Quinn Sullivan establish the Museum of Modern Art |
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| 1929/00/00 |
MoMa, NYC |
Established |
Lillie P Bliss, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller and Mary Quinn Sullivan establish the Museum of Modern Art |
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| 1934/10/28 |
Iris Barry |
Work |
MOMA's first film program premieres with films by Charlie Chaplin, Walt Disney, Griffith and Fritz Lang, as well as "Tabu". It marked the beginning of the film art movement in the United States. The showcase ran until 30 December 1934. |
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas |
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| 1939/00/00 |
Biograph Company |
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With the shutting of Biograph's film vault and the planed destruction of the footage, Iris Barry, founder of the film department at the Museum of Modern Art, acquires 900 cans of film from Biograph. |
Bert Williams: Lime Kiln Club Field Day |
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| 1939/00/00 |
Iris Barry |
Work |
With the shutting of Biograph's film vault and the planed destruction of the footage, Iris Barry, founder of the film department at the Museum of Modern Art, acquires 900 cans of film from Biograph. |
Bert Williams: Lime Kiln Club Field Day |
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| 1939/05/10 |
Edward Durell Stone |
Architect |
Museum of Modern Art's International Style building opens. Designed by Philip Goodwin, a Beaux-Arts style architect and member of The Museum of Modern Art's Board of Trustees, and modernist architect Edward Durell Stone. |
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| 1939/05/10 |
Philip Lippincott Goodwin |
Architect |
Museum of Modern Art's International Style building opens. Designed by Philip Goodwin, a Beaux-Arts style architect and member of The Museum of Modern Art's Board of Trustees, and modernist architect Edward Durell Stone. |
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| 1960/00/00 |
Frank O'Hara |
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O'Hara becomes Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture Exhibitions for the Museum of Modern Art. |
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| 2014/10/00 |
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The restored footage of "Lime Kiln Field Day" are shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and on 1 June 2015, at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. |
Bert Williams: Lime Kiln Club Field Day |
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