Exhibition

Group exhibition

1942–43 New York

Museum of Modern Art, New York, Twentieth Century Portraits, December 9, 1942–January 24, 1943 (exhibition catalogue).

Traveled to:

Baltimore Museum of Art, February 12–March 7, 1943.
Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts, March 24–April 18, 1943.
Arts Club, Chicago, May 1–31, 1943.
California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, June 14–July 12, 1943.

Billed as the museum's "first great comprehensive exhibition of contemporary portraiture," the show, which was organized by Monroe Wheeler (1899–1988), director of exhibitions, surveyed the genre from 1900 up to the present day and included three paintings by Modigliani.¹ After closing in New York, it traveled to four venues across the United States.

Undated press release, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

External Links

1942–43 New York (https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/1732)

Artwork: 1

Record last updated April 13, 2026. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.

Citation: Modigliani Initiative. "Exhibition: 1942–43 New York." In Amedeo Modigliani Digital Catalogue. catalogue.modigliani-initiative.org/exhibitions/entry.php?id=37 (accessed on May 11, 2026).