1951 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture, Watercolors and Drawings

Mar 17–May 6, 1951

Cover for 1951 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture, Watercolors and Drawings catalogue
Cover for 1951 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture, Watercolors and Drawings catalogue

Cover for 1951 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture, Watercolors and Drawings catalogue

View the full exhibition catalogue at the Internet Archive.


Press Highlights

“In its long series of exhibitions the Whitney Museum has put on no more varied and interesting one than the annual showing of sculpture, water-colors and drawings . . .” —The New York Times

“In all three fields the range is from complete realism to the nonobjective, with many outstanding entries.” —The New York Times


The Whitney Museum in NYC with the One World Trade Center in the background, viewed from a riverside walkway on a sunny day.
The Whitney Museum in NYC with the One World Trade Center in the background, viewed from a riverside walkway on a sunny day.

Photgraph by Max Touhey

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