Overview
As America’s center for business and industry, New York is a metropolis demonstrating the evolution of modern architecture.
Making Space features the work of artists who were inspired by the built environment of the ultimate American city, from the beauty of classic Gilded Age decoration to the vertical majesty of the earliest skyscrapers.
Above: Yousuf Karsh (Canadian, born Armenia, 1908–2002), Philip Johnson, 1990, gelatin silver print on paper, Gifted to the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts by Mrs. Yousuf Karsh in honor of Museum Director, Mark M. Johnson, 2009.9.5; Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904–1989), Washington Square, etching on paper, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Walter Padow, 1971.15
Organizer
Organized by the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Alabama.
