LACMA Receives Huge Art Donation

[innerSpaceman]

I'm confused. How is this stuff from the late 1800's/early 1900's "Modern" art?

I love the pieces I saw in the paper today. Mmmm, Impressionistic goodness. And the switch from private hands to a major museum is wonderful.


But I guess I thought modern art had to date from, at furthest, the mid-20th Century. I would never have gone to LACMA expecting my favorite Impressionist period of art. The discovery that this particular museum houses this kind of art is a super boon to me!


Hooray!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

But I guess I thought modern art had to date from, at furthest, the mid-20th Century.

You're thinking of Contemporary, or Post Modern, which is generally anything after 1970's. "Modern Art" is late 19th century-1970s-ish.

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