Exhibitions: Brooklyn Artists Biennial Exhibition

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    Brooklyn Artists Biennial Exhibition

    • Dates: January 18, 1956 through February 19, 1956
    • Collections: American Art
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      January 18, 1956: The 1956 Biennial of Brooklyn Artists opened in a special exhibition today (Wednesday, January 18), at The Brooklyn Museum. It will continue on view in the Special Exhibition Galleries, First Floor, of the Museum, through February 19.

      Consisting of 97 works of art in all media--oil, water color, prints and sculpture--the exhibition was organized and installed by Mrs. Hertha Wegener, Assistant Curator of Paintings and Sculpture for the Museum. A juried show, Mrs. Wegener states that the Museum has followed the policy of considering work submitted by artists living or teaching in Brooklyn.

      Serving on the three-man jury of selection and awards were Isabel Bishop, Jimmy Ernst and Mrs. Wegener.

      Brooklyn Museum Archives. Records of the Department of Public Information. Press releases, 1953 - 1970. 1956, 002-3. View Original 1 . View Original 2

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