The architectural history of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection of Modern Art
| dc.contributor.advisor | Cleary, Richard Louis | en |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Long, Christopher | en |
| dc.creator | Sen, Priyanka | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-10-26T17:32:15Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2012-10-26T17:32:15Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-08 | en |
| dc.date.submitted | August 2012 | en |
| dc.date.updated | 2012-10-26T17:32:30Z | en |
| dc.description | text | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Marguerite “Peggy” Guggenheim is best known for her legacy of collecting modern art in both Europe and the United States, but scholars have overlooked her importance as a patron of modern architecture, specifically the exhibition spaces that showcased her art collection. This thesis fills the gap of literature by tracing the architectural history of the collection. Guggenheim represented a catalyst for bridging the role of art and architecture by promoting modern art through three different spatial approaches: creating collaborative and didactic gallery workspaces at Galerie Guggenheim Jeune in London (1938-1939), establishing architectural spaces that employed unique display techniques at Art of This Century in New York (1942-1948), and instituting a final home-museum at Palazzo Venier dei Leoni in Venice (1949-present). Through the use of primary sources, such as Guggenheim’s autobiography, archival sources including familial correspondences, original black and white photographs, newspaper articles, and architectural drawings, I resituate Guggenheim as not only an art patron and collector, but also a benefactor of modern architectural spaces. | en |
| dc.description.department | Architecture | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.slug | 2152/ETD-UT-2012-08-6303 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2012-08-6303 | en |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en |
| dc.subject | Marguerite "Peggy" Guggenheim | en |
| dc.subject | Modern art | en |
| dc.subject | Architecture | en |
| dc.subject | Exhibition spaces | en |
| dc.subject | Architectural history | en |
| dc.subject | Galerie Guggenheim Jeune | en |
| dc.subject | Art of This Century | en |
| dc.subject | Frederick Kiesler | en |
| dc.subject | Palazzo Venier dei Leoni | en |
| dc.subject | Venice, Italy | en |
| dc.title | The architectural history of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection of Modern Art | en |
| dc.type.genre | thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.department | Architecture, School of | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Architectural History | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Texas at Austin | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts | en |