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Kuh studied art history with [[Alfred H. Barr, Jr.|Alfred H. Barr]] at [[Vassar College]], then earned an MA in Art History from the [[University of Chicago]]. She started a PhD in Art History at New York University, but left the program after a year in order to marry the Chicago businessman George Kuh. In November 1935, following the dissolution of her marriage, Kuh opened an art gallery, The Katherine Kuh Gallery, in Chicago.<ref name=":0">Kuh, Katharine. ''My Love Affair with Modern Art: Behind the Scenes with a Legendary Curator.'' New York: Arcade Publishing, 2006.</ref> Kuh described her gallery's focus on emerging artists in her memoir, ''My Love Affair with Modern Art'': "I showed the work of dozens of artists, often while they were still struggling for public recognition. I think immediately of Alexander Archipenko, Lázló Moholy-Nagy, Fernand Léger, Stuart Davis, Isamu Noguchi, Paul Klee, Joan Miró, Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, and Josef Albers, who had one of his earliest exhibitions in America at my gallery."<ref name=":0" /> |
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Despite the challenges posed by the Great Depression and World War II, Kuh kept her gallery running successfully until 1943, when she was hired by the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1954, Kuh became the museum's first Curator of Modern Painting and Sculpture<ref name=":1">Art Institute of Chicago. [[Library Exhibitions: Women of the Art Institute]]. Accessed 3/30/2014.</ref>, a position that she held until she resigned from the museum in 1959.<ref>Weigle, Edith. "[[Art Curator Quits Post at Institute]]." ''Chicago Tribune''. May 8, 1959. ProQuest Historical Newspapers, accessed 3/30/2014.</ref> |
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One of Kuh's responsibilities at the Art Institute was curating the exhibition ''[[American Artists Paint the City]]'' for the 1956 [[Venice Biennale]].<ref name=":1" /> The Art Institute was responsible for organizing the American exhibition, and Kuh selected works by a variety of artists including Jacob Lawrence, John Marin, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Tobey. |
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Following her resignation from the Art Institute, Kuh moved to New York City, where she worked as an art critic for the ''[[Saturday Review (U.S. magazine)|Saturday Review]]'' from 1968 until 1978.<ref>Sorensen, Lee. "[[Kuh, Katharine]]." Dictionary of Art Historians. Accessed 3/30/2014.</ref> Kuh also authored several books, including ''The Artist's Voice'' (1962), which contained interviews she conducted with 17 artists<ref>Kuh, Katharine. ''The Artist's Voice: Talks with Seventeen Artists''. New York: Harper & Row, 1962.</ref>; ''Break-Up: The Core of Modern Art'' (1965), a history of modern art from Monet to Pollock<ref>Kuh, Katharine. ''Break-Up: The Core of Modern Art''. Greenwich, Conn.: New York Graphic Society, 1965.</ref>; and ''The Open Eye: In Pursuit of Art'' (1971)<ref>Kuh, Katharine. ''The Open Eye: In Pursuit of Art''. New York: Harper & Row, 1971.</ref>, a collection of her essays from the ''Saturday Review''. |
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Kuh died on January 10, 1994, in New York City. |
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| Born | Katharine Woolf July 15, 1904 |
| Died | January 10, 1994 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Vassar College, University of Chicago, New York University |
| Known for | Art critic, curator |
Katharine Kuh (née Woolf) (1904–1994) was an art historian, curator, critic, and dealer from Chicago, Illinois.[1][2] She was the first woman curator of European art and sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Life
Katharine Woolf was born on July 15, 1904, in St. Louis, Missouri. She was the youngest daughter of Olga Weiner and Morris Woolf, a silk importer. The family moved to Chicago in 1909. Kuh contracted polio while traveling through Europe in 1914, and spent the next ten years in a body brace. It was during this time that she began collecting Old Master prints, sparking her interest in art history.[3]
Kuh studied art history with Alfred H. Barr at Vassar College, then earned an MA in Art History from the University of Chicago. She started a PhD in Art History at New York University, but left the program after a year in order to marry the Chicago businessman George Kuh. In November 1935, following the dissolution of her marriage, Kuh opened an art gallery, The Katherine Kuh Gallery, in Chicago.[4] Kuh described her gallery's focus on emerging artists in her memoir, My Love Affair with Modern Art: "I showed the work of dozens of artists, often while they were still struggling for public recognition. I think immediately of Alexander Archipenko, Lázló Moholy-Nagy, Fernand Léger, Stuart Davis, Isamu Noguchi, Paul Klee, Joan Miró, Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, and Josef Albers, who had one of his earliest exhibitions in America at my gallery."[4]
Despite the challenges posed by the Great Depression and World War II, Kuh kept her gallery running successfully until 1943, when she was hired by the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1954, Kuh became the museum's first Curator of Modern Painting and Sculpture[5], a position that she held until she resigned from the museum in 1959.[6]
One of Kuh's responsibilities at the Art Institute was curating the exhibition American Artists Paint the City for the 1956 Venice Biennale.[5] The Art Institute was responsible for organizing the American exhibition, and Kuh selected works by a variety of artists including Jacob Lawrence, John Marin, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Tobey.
Following her resignation from the Art Institute, Kuh moved to New York City, where she worked as an art critic for the Saturday Review from 1968 until 1978.[7] Kuh also authored several books, including The Artist's Voice (1962), which contained interviews she conducted with 17 artists[8]; Break-Up: The Core of Modern Art (1965), a history of modern art from Monet to Pollock[9]; and The Open Eye: In Pursuit of Art (1971)[10], a collection of her essays from the Saturday Review.
Kuh died on January 10, 1994, in New York City.
References
- ^ Artne, Art G. "Chicago Art Curator Katharine Kuh Dies", Chicago Tribune, January 13, 1994. Accessed October 18, 2011.
- ^ Rossen, Susan (Ed.) (2008). Speaking of Art: Selections from the Archives of American Art's Oral History Collection, 1958-2008, page 96. Winterhouse Editions, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC.
- ^ "Detailed description of the Katharine Kuh papers, 1875-1994". Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ^ a b Kuh, Katharine. My Love Affair with Modern Art: Behind the Scenes with a Legendary Curator. New York: Arcade Publishing, 2006.
- ^ a b Art Institute of Chicago. Library Exhibitions: Women of the Art Institute. Accessed 3/30/2014.
- ^ Weigle, Edith. "Art Curator Quits Post at Institute." Chicago Tribune. May 8, 1959. ProQuest Historical Newspapers, accessed 3/30/2014.
- ^ Sorensen, Lee. "Kuh, Katharine." Dictionary of Art Historians. Accessed 3/30/2014.
- ^ Kuh, Katharine. The Artist's Voice: Talks with Seventeen Artists. New York: Harper & Row, 1962.
- ^ Kuh, Katharine. Break-Up: The Core of Modern Art. Greenwich, Conn.: New York Graphic Society, 1965.
- ^ Kuh, Katharine. The Open Eye: In Pursuit of Art. New York: Harper & Row, 1971.