As the preeminent institution devoted to the art of the United States, the Whitney Museum of American Art presents the full range of twentieth-century and contemporary American art, with a special focus on works by living artists. The Whitney is dedicated to collecting, preserving, interpreting, and exhibiting American art, and its collection—arguably the finest holding of twentieth-century American art in the world—is the Museum’s key resource. The Museum’s signature exhibition, the Biennial, is the country’s leading survey of the most recent developments in American art.
Innovation has been a hallmark of the Whitney since its beginnings. It was the first museum dedicated to the work of living American artists and the first New York museum to present a major exhibition of a video artist (Nam June Paik in 1982). Such figures as Jasper Johns, Cy Twombly, and Cindy Sherman were given their first museum retrospectives by the Whitney. The Museum has consistently purchased works within the year they were created, often well before the artists became broadly recognized.
The Whitney was the first museum to take its exhibitions and programming beyond its walls by establishing corporate-funded branch facilities, and the first museum to undertake a program of collection-sharing (with the San Jose Museum of Art) in order to increase access to its renowned collection.
Reviews of Whitney Museum of American Art
(3.7-star rating across
3 reviews)
Open Studio (Teens)
Reviewed by Colin O. on 8/22/2017
I gave this course a negative review because there WAS NO COURSE! We got to the course location (The Whitney Museum) and was told that there was no class scheduled for teens that day and that there wouldn't be one until September. Said they usually have the class when schools are in session. Also, when I presented my purchase receipt for the class, the Whitney personnel had to call several other personnel to look over it. Said they had no affiliation with Coursehorse. I was very disappointed!
Open Studio (Teens)
Reviewed by Hailey s. on 7/18/2016
My daughter love the class and the staff was amazing thank you for a wonderful experience.. See you next week!!
Open Studio (Teens)
Reviewed by hailey s. on 7/16/2016
Awesome staff and class thank you!!
Review Summary by CourseHorse
The reviews of classes at the Whitney Museum of American Art were mostly positive experiences. One parent mentioned that their daughter loved the class and found the staff to be amazing. Overall, it appears that the substance of the classes and the skills learned were not specifically mentioned in these particular reviews.
Direct quotes:
1. "My daughter loved the class and the staff was amazing thank you for a wonderful experience.. See you next week!!"
2. "Awesome staff and class thank you!!"
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