How Long to Read Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and the Intellectual Origins of the Museum of Modern Art

How Long Does it Take to Read Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and the Intellectual Origins of the Museum of Modern Art?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 30 minutes to read Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and the Intellectual Origins of the Museum of Modern Art by Sybil Kantor

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Description

An intellectual biography of Alfred H. Barr, Jr. founding director of the Museum of Modern Art. Growing up with the twentieth century, Alfred Barr (1902-1981), founding director of the Museum of Modern Art, harnessed the cataclysm that was modernism. In this book—part intellectual biography, part institutional history—Sybil Gordon Kantor tells the story of the rise of modern art in America and of the man responsible for its triumph. Following the trajectory of Barr's career from the 1920s through the 1940s, Kantor penetrates the myths, both positive and negative, that surround Barr and his achievements. Barr fervently believed in an aesthetic based on the intrinsic traits of a work of art and the materials and techniques involved in its creation. Kantor shows how this formalist approach was expressed in the organizational structure of the multidepartmental museum itself, whose collections, exhibitions, and publications all expressed Barr's vision. At the same time, she shows how Barr's ability to reconcile classical objectivity and mythic irrationality allowed him to perceive modernism as an open-ended phenomenon that expanded beyond purist abstract modernism to include surrealist, nationalist, realist, and expressionist art. Drawing on interviews with Barr's contemporaries as well as on Barr's extensive correspondence, Kantor also paints vivid portraits of, among others, Jere Abbott, Katherine Dreier, Henry-Russell Hitchcock, Philip Johnson, Lincoln Kirstein, Agnes Mongan, J. B. Neumann, and Paul Sachs.

How long is Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and the Intellectual Origins of the Museum of Modern Art?

Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and the Intellectual Origins of the Museum of Modern Art by Sybil Kantor is 497 pages long, and a total of 127,729 words.

This makes it 168% the length of the average book. It also has 156% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and the Intellectual Origins of the Museum of Modern Art Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 37 minutes to read Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and the Intellectual Origins of the Museum of Modern Art aloud.

What Reading Level is Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and the Intellectual Origins of the Museum of Modern Art?

Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and the Intellectual Origins of the Museum of Modern Art is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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