James Johnson Sweeney American Curator
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| First Name |
James
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| Middle Name |
Johnson
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| Last Name |
Sweeney
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1899
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| Died |
1986
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Curator
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James Johnson Sweeney (1900–1986) was an American curator, and writer about modern art. Sweeney graduated from Georgetown University in 1922. From 1935 to 1946, he was curator for the Museum of Modern Art. He was the second director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, from 1952 to 1960. During his tenure, he expanded the scope of the collection to include abstract expressionist painting as well as sculpture, established the long term loans program in 1953, and the Guggenheim International Award in 1956. He was also involved in the final years of the construction of the Frank Lloyd Wright designed museum building during which time he had an antagonistic relationship with the architect.
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