Curator's Choice: Ileana Sonnabend

Name: Curator's Choice: Ileana Sonnabend
Uploaded: 2014-02-13T03:04:02Z
Duration: P357S

Clip: Season 2014 Episode 80 | 5m 57s

Born in Romania in 1914, Ileana Sonnabend had a remarkable career as an art dealer and collector. For half a century she championed many of the most innovative artists of her time and helped shape the course of postwar art in Europe and North America. Ann Temkin, Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture at MoMA, gives NYC-ARTS a tour of the exhibition “Ileana Sonnabend: Ambassador for the New.”

Aired: 02/13/14

Rating: NR

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NYC-ARTS is a local public television program presented by THIRTEEN PBS.

Major funding for NYC-ARTS is made possible by The Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, Jody and John Arnhold, The Lewis “Sonny” Turner Fund for Dance, The Ambrose Monell Foundation, Elise Jaffe and Jeffrey Brown, Charles and Valerie Diker, The Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, The Elroy and Terry Krumholz Foundation, The Nancy Sidewater Foundation, and Ellen and James S. Marcus. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional funding provided by members of THIRTEEN. NYC-ARTS is made possible by Swann Auction Galleries.

Curator's Choice: Ileana Sonnabend

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