American Art-Union

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf art organization
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Hudson_River_School
gptkbp:collaboratedWith American_artists
gptkbp:collection American_paintings
gptkbp:criticism lack of diversity
elitism in art
focus on male artists
limited access to art
gptkbp:dissolved 1852
gptkbp:exhibits 1850
1851
1852
annual exhibitions
gptkbp:founded 1849
gptkbp:historical_significance first major art organization in the U.S.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American Art-Union
gptkbp:impact increased_visibility_of_American_artists
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:American_Academy_in_Rome
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Design
gptkb:Art_Students_League_of_New_York
gptkb:Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
American_art_market
gptkbp:legacy influence on art institutions
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:membership subscription-based
gptkbp:notable_artist Kindred Spirits by Asher B. Durand
The_Oxbow_by_Thomas_Cole
Heart_of_the_Andes_by_Frederic_Edwin_Church
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:The_American_Art-Union_Exhibition_of_1850
gptkb:The_American_Art-Union_Exhibition_of_1852
establishment of art prizes.
final exhibition in 1852
first lottery drawing
The_American_Art-Union_Exhibition_of_1851
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Frederic_Edwin_Church
gptkb:Thomas_Cole
gptkb:Asher_B._Durand
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:The_American_Art-Union_magazine
gptkbp:purpose promote_American_art
gptkbp:revenue lottery system
gptkbp:style landscape painting
genre painting
portrait painting
still life painting
historical painting
gptkbp:supported art education