Edith Halpert, the Downtown Gallery, and the Rise of American Art

Rebecca ShaykinYale University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0300231007

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Edith Halpert, the Downtown Gallery, and the Rise of American Art

Rebecca ShaykinYale University Press

ISBN-10: 0300231008 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300231007

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Rebecca Shaykin provides a comprehensive account of Edith Halpert, the pioneering gallerist who established The Downtown Gallery in 1926. Through meticulous archival research, the volume details how Halpert championed modern American artists and democratized the art market during the mid-twentieth century, fundamentally shaping the trajectory of the American art canon.

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Publisher: Yale University PressPages: 232

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Author: Rebecca Shaykin

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Inferred: American ModernismInferred: Art DealersInferred: ModernismInferred: Art MarketInferred: 20th Century ArtInferred: Curatorial Practice

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