Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

Japanese: ホイットニー美術館 - ホイットニーびじゅつかん(英語表記)Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
An art museum in New York, USA. Founded in 1930 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, a descendant of railroad tycoon WC Whitney and famous female sculptor herself, it opened to the public the following year. Known in particular as a museum of 20th century American painting, sculpture, and graphics, it is essential for understanding American art. In 1966, it moved to its current building, designed by ML Breuer, one of the pioneers of modern architecture. With its inverted pyramid exterior, it is also known as a monument to modern art.

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Japanese:
アメリカ,ニューヨークにある美術館。鉄道王 W.C.ホイットニーの子孫で,みずからも女流彫刻家として有名であったガートルード・バンダービルト・ホイットニーによって 1930年設立され,翌年一般公開された。特に 20世紀アメリカの絵画,彫刻,グラフィックの美術館として知られ,アメリカ美術を知るには不可欠。 66年,現代建築の旗手の一人である M.L.ブロイアーの手に成る現在の建物に移った。逆ピラミッド型の外観で,現代美術の一つのモニュメントとしても知られる。

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