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Hugh Eakin is an American journalist and senior editor at Foreign Affairs. He has written extensively on art, culture, and politics for publications such as The New York Review of Books and The New York Times.
Known for: Picasso's War: How Modern Art Came to America
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Picasso's War: How Modern Art Came to America
A revelatory account of how a small group of American collectors, curators, and artists brought modern art to the United States during and after World War II, transforming the nation into the new center of the art world. Hugh Eakin traces the rivalry between figures like Alfred H. Barr Jr. of the Museum of Modern Art and Paul Rosenberg, Picasso’s dealer, showing how their efforts and the upheavals of war reshaped cultural power from Europe to America.
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Early American encounters with modernism: Alfred H. Barr Jr.’s formative experiences in Europe and his vision for MoMA as a vehicle for modern art in the United States
When Alfred H. Barr Jr. first encountered the radical art of Europe during his travels in the 1920s, it was as if he had glimpsed the future. Educated at Princeton and steeped in traditional art theory, Barr was intellectually restless. His time studying in Berlin, Paris, and Moscow opened his eyes ...
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Paul Rosenberg’s role as Picasso’s dealer and his influence in shaping the market and perception of modern art before World War II
While Barr built institutions, Paul Rosenberg built reputations. A Frenchman of keen intellect and ferocious commitment, Rosenberg was the link between Europe’s modern masters and the emerging class of collectors who sustained them. His Paris gallery on Rue La Boétie was not only a commercial space ...
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About Hugh Eakin
Hugh Eakin is an American journalist and senior editor at Foreign Affairs. He has written extensively on art, culture, and politics for publications such as The New York Review of Books and The New York Times. 'Picasso’s War' is his first book, reflecting his deep interest in the intersection of art...
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Hugh Eakin is an American journalist and senior editor at Foreign Affairs. He has written extensively on art, culture, and politics for publications such as The New York Review of Books and The New York Times. 'Picasso’s War' is his first book, reflecting his deep interest in the intersection of art...
Hugh Eakin is an American journalist and senior editor at Foreign Affairs. He has written extensively on art, culture, and politics for publications such as The New York Review of Books and The New York Times. 'Picasso’s War' is his first book, reflecting his deep interest in the intersection of art and history.
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Hugh Eakin is an American journalist and senior editor at Foreign Affairs. He has written extensively on art, culture, and politics for publications such as The New York Review of Books and The New York Times.
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