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Rene D'Harnoncourt

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Artist
Manuel Alvarez Bravo, 4 Feb 1902 - 19 Oct 2002
Sitter
René D'Harnoncourt, 17 May 1901 - 13 Aug 1968
Date
c. 1930
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 24 × 18.5 cm (9 7/16 × 7 5/16")
Sheet: 25.4 × 20.2 cm (10 × 7 15/16")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
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Costume\Jewelry\Ring
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Monocle
René D'Harnoncourt: Male
René D'Harnoncourt: Visual Arts\Visual arts administrator\Art museum administrator\Art museum director
René D'Harnoncourt: Rulers and Aristocracy\Aristocrat\Count
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Manuel Alvarez Bravo
Object number
NPG.92.53
Exhibition Label
Born Vienna, Austria
René d’Harnoncourt launched his career in the arts in Mexico City, where he moved in 1925 after his family suffered severe losses in Europe. Having intended to find employment as a chemist, he became an art dealer. As he familiarized himself
with Mesoamerican art, he also promoted the work of Mexico’s contemporary artists, including Diego Rivera, Miguel Covarrubias, and Rufino Tamayo. Subsequently, the Carnegie Corporation tapped d’Harnoncourt to curate exhibitions of Mexican art that traveled to multiple U.S. cities.
D’Harnoncourt put his connections and global approach to the arts to work when he moved to the United States and became a guest curator at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. He joined the staff in 1943, leading the institution’s interna- tional programming and becoming its director in 1949. During his long tenure, he helped define the
museum’s mission as a leading institution devoted to modern art.
Nacido en Viena, Austria
René d’Harnoncourt inició su carrera en el arte en Ciudad de México, donde se radicó en 1925 luego de que su familia sufriera grandes pérdidas en Europa. Deseaba buscar empleo como químico, pero se convirtió en marchante, o agente de arte. A la vez que exploraba el arte de Mesoamérica, promovió a contemporáneos como Diego Rivera, Miguel Covarrubias y Rufino Tamayo. Luego fue contratado por la Carnegie Corporation para curar exposiciones de arte mexicano que viajaron por Estados Unidos.
D’Harnoncourt aprovechó sus contactos y su pers- pectiva internacional del arte cuando se radicó en EE.UU. y pasó a ser curador invitado del Museo de Arte Moderno, Nueva York. En 1943 se integró de lleno al museo para dirigir su programación inter- nacional, y en 1949 fue nombrado director de la institución. Durante sus muchos años de gestión, contribuyó a definir la misión del museo como insti- tución líder dedicada al arte moderno.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Exhibition
20th Century Americans: 1900-1930 (re-installation 2012)
On View
NPG, South Gallery 322