Emerging Artist Enamel Pin Frank Stella and exhibiting American art

and exhibiting American art

One of the most thought-provoking artists of his generation

The result is a “how-to” guide for living in a society that collects extraordinary amounts of information on individuals

handwritten notes

Emerging Artist Enamel Pin Frank Stella and exhibiting American artThe Whitney Museum of American was borne out of sculptor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney's advocacy on behalf of living American artists. At the beginning of the twentieth century, unknown artists found it nearly impossible to exhibit or sell their work as patrons were focused on art being created by known artists in Europe. Recognizing the obstacles these artists faced, Mrs. Whitney began purchasing and showing their work, thereby becoming the leading