09/19/2026
With The Armory Show right around the corner, weâre looking back at our exhibition, âArtists of the 1913 Armory Showâ from 2023 âŞ
Presented in collaboration with Graham Shay 1857 (), âArtists of the 1913 Armory Showâ brought together a selection of artists from the nearly 300 who participated in the original 1913 exhibition. Officially titled the International Exhibition of Modern Art, the 1913 Armory Show opened at New York Cityâs 69th Regiment Armory on February 17, 1913. Organized by the American Association of Painters & Sculptors, the groundbreaking exhibition presented approximately 1,300 works, introducing American audiences to new approaches in modern art, including European developments such as Cubism and Futurism.
The impact was immediate. As one of the Showâs key organizers, Arthur B. Davies remarked at the time, âNew York will never be the same again.â Nearly 300,000 visitors ultimately visited the exhibition across its three iterations in New York, Chicago, and Boston, making it one of the most important exhibitions in the history of American art.
Swipe to explore some of the works and artists that were featured.
Artworks shown:
Stuart Davis, âHouses on the Shore (Summer Cottages),â 1913, watercolor and pencil on paper, 11 x 14 ½ inches
Manierre Dawson, âUpper Street,â 1912, oil on board, 10 x 15 inches
Oscar Bluemner, âSheepshead, Long Island,â 1907, watercolor on paper, 6 x 10 inches
George Bellows, âBusiness-Menâs Class, Y.M.C.A.,â 1916, lithograph on wove paper, 11 ½ x 17 â
inches
Joseph Stella, âTree, Trunk, and Roots,â oil on canvas, 12 x 16 inches