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Peter Burr, Sunshine Monument

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1949 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture, Watercolors and Drawings

Apr 2–May 8, 1949

View the full exhibition catalogue at the Internet Archive.



In the News

“. . . the 1949 annual is one of the liveliest and most comprehensive in the series.” —The New York Times

“. . . most of the work, from naturalism to sheer abstraction, is sound and thoughtful and technically of admitted ability.” —The New York Times


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Learn more about the Whitney Biennial, the longest-running survey of American art.