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The Phillips Collection was originally known as the Phillips Memorial Gallery and was established in 1921.
Answer: True
The Phillips Collection was indeed established in 1921 and initially bore the name Phillips Memorial Gallery.
Duncan Phillips's father, Duncan Clinch Phillips, was a co-founder of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company.
Answer: False
Duncan Phillips's *grandfather*, James H. Laughlin, was a co-founder of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company, not his father, Duncan Clinch Phillips.
The Phillips Memorial Gallery was established by Duncan Phillips and his mother after the deaths of his brother and father.
Answer: True
The Phillips Memorial Gallery was established by Duncan Phillips and his mother as a tribute following the untimely deaths of his brother and father.
The Phillips family moved to a new home in 1940, converting their entire 21st Street residence into an art museum.
Answer: False
The Phillips family converted their entire 21st Street residence into an art museum in 1930, not 1940, after moving to a new home.
Duncan Phillips's father was a member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, associated with the Johnstown Flood.
Answer: True
Duncan Phillips's father, Duncan Clinch Phillips, was indeed a member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, which was associated with the Johnstown Flood.
In what year was The Phillips Collection established?
Answer: 1921
The Phillips Collection was established in 1921, originally known as the Phillips Memorial Gallery.
Who were the founders of The Phillips Collection?
Answer: Duncan Phillips and Marjorie Acker Phillips
The Phillips Collection was founded by art collectors Duncan Phillips and Marjorie Acker Phillips.
What was the original name of The Phillips Collection?
Answer: The Phillips Memorial Gallery
The original name of The Phillips Collection was the Phillips Memorial Gallery.
What personal tragedies led to the establishment of The Phillips Memorial Gallery?
Answer: The sudden deaths of Duncan Phillips's brother and father.
The Phillips Memorial Gallery was established by Duncan Phillips and his mother following the sudden deaths of his brother, James Laughlin Phillips, and his father, Duncan Clinch Phillips.
In what year did the Phillips family convert their entire 21st Street residence into an art museum?
Answer: 1930
The Phillips family converted their entire 21st Street residence into an art museum in 1930, after moving to a new home.
Duncan Phillips's grandfather, James H. Laughlin, was a co-founder of what company?
Answer: Jones and Laughlin Steel Company
Duncan Phillips's grandfather, James H. Laughlin, was a co-founder of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company.
Duncan Phillips founded the museum primarily to showcase his extensive collection of Renaissance art.
Answer: False
Duncan Phillips founded the museum to showcase modern art and its sources, not primarily Renaissance art, emphasizing a continuous tradition rather than a specific historical period.
Duncan Phillips played a significant role in introducing modern art to America and was a published art critic.
Answer: True
Duncan Phillips was indeed a published art critic who played a seminal role in introducing and championing modern art in America.
Marjorie Acker Phillips, Duncan Phillips's wife, helped him develop the collection as 'a museum of modern art and its sources.'
Answer: True
Marjorie Acker Phillips, Duncan Phillips's wife and a painter herself, provided crucial assistance and advice in developing the collection's guiding philosophy as 'a museum of modern art and its sources'.
Duncan Phillips believed that modernism represented a complete break from all past artistic traditions.
Answer: False
Duncan Phillips's philosophy emphasized the 'continuum of artists influencing their successors,' viewing modernism as connected to its historical 'sources,' rather than a complete break from past artistic traditions.
Phillips considered Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin to be 'the first modern painter.'
Answer: True
Duncan Phillips indeed considered Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin 'the first modern painter,' highlighting his belief in historical precursors to modern art.
Duncan Phillips arranged his galleries in a strictly chronological order to emphasize the progression of art movements.
Answer: False
Duncan Phillips deliberately arranged his galleries in non-chronological and non-traditional installations, aiming to highlight perceived relationships between artworks across different eras, rather than a strict chronological progression.
Phillips juxtaposed works by American artists like Winslow Homer with European artists such as Pierre Bonnard in his installations.
Answer: True
Duncan Phillips frequently juxtaposed works by American artists, including Winslow Homer, with European artists like Pierre Bonnard and Édouard Vuillard in his curatorial installations.
Phillips was initially attracted to Rothko's work because he perceived the artist's use of color as similar to that of Paul Klee.
Answer: False
Duncan Phillips was initially drawn to Rothko's work due to a perceived similarity in his use of color to that of Pierre Bonnard, an artist Phillips greatly admired, not Paul Klee.
Duncan Phillips consistently bought works for what he termed his 'encouragement collection' to support promising but unknown artists.
Answer: True
Duncan Phillips actively supported emerging talent by consistently acquiring works for his 'encouragement collection,' providing financial means and fostering close bonds with promising but unknown artists.
Duncan Phillips considered El Greco the 'first impassioned expressionist.'
Answer: True
Duncan Phillips indeed regarded El Greco as the 'first impassioned expressionist,' recognizing his profound emotional intensity as a precursor to modern expressionism.
What significant role did Duncan Phillips play in American art?
Answer: He played a seminal role in introducing modern art to America.
Duncan Phillips played a seminal role in introducing modern art to America, expanding the family's collection and championing modernism as a published art critic.
Which historical artist did Duncan Phillips consider 'the first modern painter'?
Answer: Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
Duncan Phillips considered Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin 'the first modern painter,' reflecting his view on the historical continuity of artistic innovation.
How did Duncan Phillips typically arrange his galleries from the 1920s to the 1960s?
Answer: In non-chronological and non-traditional installations.
From the 1920s to the 1960s, Duncan Phillips arranged his galleries in non-chronological and non-traditional installations, aiming to highlight artistic relationships rather than strict historical progression.
Why was Duncan Phillips initially attracted to Mark Rothko's work?
Answer: He perceived Rothko's use of color as similar to Pierre Bonnard's.
Duncan Phillips was initially attracted to Mark Rothko's work due to a perceived similarity in his use of color to that of Pierre Bonnard, an artist Phillips greatly admired.
Which artist did Phillips acquire works from before they were fully recognized, including John Marin and Georgia O'Keeffe?
Answer: Nicolas de Staël
Duncan Phillips acquired works from many artists before they were fully recognized, including John Marin, Georgia O'Keeffe, Arthur Dove, and Nicolas de Staël, demonstrating his commitment to supporting emerging talent.
What was Duncan Phillips's philosophy regarding the collection and modern art?
Answer: To develop the collection as 'a museum of modern art and its sources,' emphasizing the continuum of artists.
Duncan Phillips's philosophy was to develop the collection as 'a museum of modern art and its sources,' emphasizing the continuous tradition of artists influencing their successors, rather than a complete break from the past.
Which American artist's works did Phillips juxtapose with European artists like Pierre Bonnard and Édouard Vuillard?
Answer: Winslow Homer
Duncan Phillips notably juxtaposed works by American artists such as Winslow Homer with European artists like Pierre Bonnard and Édouard Vuillard in his installations.
The Phillips Collection features a permanent collection of approximately 300 works by American and European impressionist and modern artists.
Answer: False
The Phillips Collection's permanent collection comprises nearly 3,000 works, not approximately 300, by American and European Impressionist and modern artists.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir's *Luncheon of the Boating Party* was acquired by Phillips in 1933.
Answer: False
Pierre-Auguste Renoir's *Luncheon of the Boating Party*, the museum's best-known work, was acquired by Phillips in 1923, not 1933.
The collection includes 17 paintings by Pierre Bonnard, an artist Phillips admired for his expressive use of color.
Answer: True
The Phillips Collection indeed holds 17 paintings by Pierre Bonnard, an artist whose expressive use of color was particularly admired by Duncan Phillips.
Georges Braque is represented by 13 paintings in the collection, including the monumental still-life *The Round Table*.
Answer: True
Cubist pioneer Georges Braque is represented by 13 paintings in the collection, with *The Round Table* (1929) being a notable monumental still-life.
The Phillips Collection holds ten pieces by the abstract expressionist artist Mark Rothko.
Answer: False
The Phillips Collection holds seven pieces by Mark Rothko, not ten, an artist celebrated for his abstract expressionist color field paintings.
Francisco Goya's *St. Peter Repentant* in the collection was created between 1823 and 1825.
Answer: True
Francisco Goya's *St. Peter Repentant* in the collection was indeed created between 1823 and 1825.
Paul Cézanne's *Mont Sainte-Victoire with Large Pine* was created in 1895.
Answer: False
Paul Cézanne's *Mont Sainte-Victoire with Large Pine* was created between 1886 and 1887, not in 1895.
Vincent van Gogh's *The Road Menders* was painted in 1888 and depicts a public park in Arles.
Answer: False
Vincent van Gogh's *The Road Menders* was painted in 1889, not 1888, and his *Entrance to the Public Park in Arles* (1888) depicts a public park, not *The Road Menders*.
Pablo Picasso's *The Blue Room*, painted in 1900, is an early example of his Blue Period.
Answer: True
Pablo Picasso's *The Blue Room*, painted in 1900, is indeed an early example of his distinctive Blue Period.
Amedeo Modigliani's *Portrait of Elena Pavlowski* was painted in 1927.
Answer: False
Amedeo Modigliani's *Portrait of Elena Pavlowski* was painted in 1917, not 1927.
The Phillips Collection primarily focuses on 19th-century American landscape paintings.
Answer: False
The Phillips Collection is primarily recognized for its extensive collection of American and European impressionist and modern art, not exclusively 19th-century American landscape paintings.
What is the approximate size of The Phillips Collection's permanent collection?
Answer: Nearly 3,000 works
The Phillips Collection features a permanent collection of nearly 3,000 works by American and European impressionist and modern artists.
What is considered the museum's best-known work, and when was it acquired?
Answer: Pierre-Auguste Renoir's *Luncheon of the Boating Party*, acquired in 1923.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir's *Luncheon of the Boating Party* (1880–81) is the museum’s best-known work, acquired by Phillips in 1923.
How many paintings by Pierre Bonnard are included in The Phillips Collection?
Answer: 17
The collection includes 17 paintings by Pierre Bonnard, an artist particularly admired by Phillips for his expressive use of color.
What is the title and date of the artwork by Honoré Daumier in the collection?
Answer: *The Uprising*, 1848
Honoré Daumier's *The Uprising*, painted in 1848, is part of the collection.
Which Vincent van Gogh painting depicts a public park in Arles?
Answer: *Entrance to the Public Park in Arles*
Vincent van Gogh's *Entrance to the Public Park in Arles*, painted in 1888, depicts a public park in Arles.
What is the title and date of the Pablo Picasso painting in the collection?
Answer: *The Blue Room*, 1900
Pablo Picasso's *The Blue Room*, painted in 1900, is part of the collection and is an early example of his Blue Period.
What is the title and date of the Amedeo Modigliani portrait in the collection?
Answer: *Portrait of Elena Pavlowski*, 1917
Amedeo Modigliani's *Portrait of Elena Pavlowski*, painted in 1917, is part of the collection.
Which artist did Phillips particularly favor, leading to the acquisition of 17 of their paintings due to expressive use of color?
Answer: Pierre Bonnard
Duncan Phillips particularly favored Pierre Bonnard, acquiring 17 of his paintings due to his admiration for Bonnard's expressive use of color.
Which artist is represented by 13 paintings in the collection, including the monumental still-life *The Round Table*?
Answer: Georges Braque
Cubist pioneer Georges Braque is represented by 13 paintings in the collection, including the monumental still-life *The Round Table* (1929).
What is the title and date of the J. Alden Weir painting included in the collection?
Answer: *The Red Bridge*, 1895
J. Alden Weir's *The Red Bridge*, painted in 1895, is included in the collection.
What type of art is The Phillips Collection primarily recognized for?
Answer: American and European impressionist and modern art
The Phillips Collection is primarily recognized for its extensive collection of American and European impressionist and modern art.
How many works by Paul Klee are in the collection, and what are some examples?
Answer: 13 works, including *Arab Song* and *Picture Album*.
The collection holds 13 works by Paul Klee, including pieces such as *Arab Song* (1932) and *Picture Album* (1937).
What is the title and date of the Albert Pinkham Ryder painting highlighted in the collection?
Answer: *Seacoast in Moonlight*, 1890
Albert Pinkham Ryder's *Seacoast in Moonlight*, painted in 1890, is a highlight of the collection.
Which Vincent van Gogh painting featuring a wheat field is part of the collection?
Answer: *Wheat Field at Auvers with House*
Vincent van Gogh's *Wheat Field at Auvers with House*, painted in 1890, is part of the collection.
The main building of The Phillips Collection is an 1897 Georgian Revival home that was originally Duncan Phillips's family residence.
Answer: True
The main building of The Phillips Collection is indeed Duncan Phillips's original 1897 Georgian Revival family home, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Rothko Room is significant as the first public space dedicated solely to the artist's work, designed by Phillips in collaboration with Rothko.
Answer: True
The Rothko Room is indeed significant as the first public space dedicated exclusively to Mark Rothko's work, a unique installation conceived through collaboration between Phillips and the artist.
The Wolfgang Laib Wax Room, opened in 2013, was inspired by the museum's Rothko Room.
Answer: True
The Wolfgang Laib Wax Room, a permanent installation opened in 2013, was indeed inspired by the immersive experience of the museum's Rothko Room.
The north section of The Phillips Collection building is known as the Sant Building.
Answer: False
The north section of The Phillips Collection building is known as the Goh Annex, while the Sant Building refers to the new spaces added in the 2006 expansion.
The renovation of the modernist wing, which became the Goh Annex, was funded by a gift from American philanthropists.
Answer: False
The renovation of the modernist wing, which became the Goh Annex, was supported by a $1.5 million gift from Japanese businessman Yasuhiro Goh and his wife, Hiroko Goh, not American philanthropists generally.
The major building project completed in 2006 resulted in the addition of the Sant Building, designed by architect Arthur Cotton Moore.
Answer: True
The major building project completed in 2006 did indeed add the Sant Building, which was designed by architect Arthur Cotton Moore.
The 2006 expansion of the museum was designed to preserve its intimate scale while adding necessary space.
Answer: True
The 2006 major building project was indeed designed to accommodate growth while carefully preserving the museum's intimate scale and residential quality.
One notable architectural element of the Sant Building is an external sculptural stone relief of a bird, relating to a Georges Braque painting.
Answer: True
The Sant Building features an external sculptural stone relief of a bird, which notably references Georges Braque's painting *Bird* from the museum's collection.
What is the architectural style of the main building housing The Phillips Collection?
Answer: Georgian Revival
The main building of The Phillips Collection is an 1897 Georgian Revival home, originally Duncan Phillips's family residence.
What is the significance of the Rothko Room at The Phillips Collection?
Answer: It is the first public space dedicated solely to Mark Rothko's work, designed in collaboration with the artist.
The Rothko Room is significant as the first public space dedicated solely to the artist's work, designed by Phillips in collaboration with Rothko to create an immersive experience.
What is the Wolfgang Laib Wax Room, and when was it opened?
Answer: A permanent installation of a room covered in wax, opened in 2013.
The Wolfgang Laib Wax Room is a permanent installation featuring a room covered in wax, opened in 2013, and was inspired by the museum's Rothko Room.
What is the name of the north section of The Phillips Collection building?
Answer: The Goh Annex
The north section of The Phillips Collection building is known as the Goh Annex, which was renovated and reconceived in 1989.
Who funded the renovation of the modernist wing, which became the Goh Annex?
Answer: Japanese businessman Yasuhiro Goh and his wife, Hiroko Goh
The renovation of the modernist wing, which became the Goh Annex, was supported by a $1.5 million gift from Japanese businessman Yasuhiro Goh and his wife, Hiroko Goh.
What is the name of the new spaces incorporated in the 2006 expansion of the museum?
Answer: The Sant Building
The new spaces incorporated in the 2006 expansion of the museum are known as the Sant Building, designed to accommodate the growing collection and activities.
What is one of the two notable architectural elements of the new Sant Building?
Answer: An external sculptural stone relief of a bird.
One notable architectural element of the Sant Building is an external sculptural stone relief of a bird, which relates to Georges Braque's painting *Bird*.
The University of Maryland Center for Art and Knowledge was established in 2015 as an expansion of the Center for the Study of Modern Art.
Answer: True
The University of Maryland Center for Art and Knowledge at The Phillips Collection was established in 2015 as an expansion of the Center for the Study of Modern Art, through a partnership with the University of Maryland.
'Art Links to Literacy' is an initiative that focuses solely on providing art education to teachers in District of Columbia Public Schools.
Answer: False
The 'Art Links to Literacy' initiative combines programs for underserved students and their caregivers with professional development for their teachers, not solely focusing on teacher education.
'Phillips After 5' is a weekly program featuring classical chamber music in the Music Room.
Answer: False
'Phillips After 5' is a *monthly* program that combines live jazz, gallery talks, and a cash bar, not a weekly classical chamber music series.
Sunday Concerts at The Phillips Collection, founded in 1941, have featured renowned artists like Glenn Gould and Jessye Norman.
Answer: True
The 'Sunday Concerts,' established in 1941, indeed feature classical chamber music and have hosted renowned artists such as Glenn Gould and Jessye Norman.
The 'Art Is _____' multimedia evening in 2009 invited visitors to remix the definition of art using text messages projected onto a wall.
Answer: True
The 'Art Is _____' multimedia evening in December 2009 invited visitors to collaboratively redefine art by submitting text messages, which were then projected onto a wall.
The *Inside Outside, Upside Down* exhibition in 2021 featured international artists exploring global themes.
Answer: False
The *Inside Outside, Upside Down* exhibition in 2021 featured 64 D.C.-area artists, not international artists, and aimed to evoke local experiences of confusion and disorientation.
Artwalks are monthly events where a curator or invited guest guides visitors through the gallery, discussing artists and artworks.
Answer: True
Artwalks are indeed monthly events where a curator or invited guest leads visitors through the galleries, providing insights into artists and artworks.
The museum's weekly meditation program is exclusively an in-person activity led by a local yoga teacher.
Answer: False
The museum's free weekly meditation program, led by a local yoga teacher, is currently presented online via Zoom, not exclusively in-person.
What is 'Art Links to Literacy'?
Answer: An initiative combining programs for underserved students and their caregivers with teacher development.
'Art Links to Literacy' is an initiative that combines programs for underserved students and their caregivers in District of Columbia Public Schools with professional development for their teachers, integrating art education with literacy.
What is 'Phillips After 5'?
Answer: A monthly program combining live jazz, gallery talks, and a cash bar.
'Phillips After 5' is a monthly program featuring live jazz, gallery talks, modern art, and a cash bar, offering a social and cultural evening experience.
In what year were the 'Sunday Concerts' at The Phillips Collection founded?
Answer: 1941
The 'Sunday Concerts' at The Phillips Collection were founded in 1941, offering classical chamber music in the museum's Music Room.
What kind of collaborations are part of the partnership with the University of Maryland Center for Art and Knowledge?
Answer: Developing a new arts curriculum, postdoctoral fellowships, and a biennial book prize.
The partnership with the University of Maryland Center for Art and Knowledge involves developing a new arts curriculum, postdoctoral fellowships, and a biennial book prize, among other initiatives.
What is the purpose of 'Centennial music commissions' at The Phillips Collection?
Answer: To create creative dialogues between music and visual art.
Centennial music commissions aim to create creative dialogues between music and visual art, where composers respond to works in the collection.
What was the *Inside Outside, Upside Down* exhibition in 2021 known for?
Answer: Featuring 64 D.C.-area artists to evoke confusion and disorientation.
The *Inside Outside, Upside Down* exhibition in 2021 featured 64 D.C.-area artists and was known for evoking feelings of confusion and disorientation.
What wellness activity does the museum currently offer online via Zoom?
Answer: A free weekly meditation program.
The museum currently offers a free weekly meditation program online via Zoom, led by a local yoga teacher.
What are '360-Degree tours' at The Phillips Collection?
Answer: Virtual tours of the museum's exhibitions and installations.
'360-Degree tours' are virtual tours of the museum's exhibitions and installations, providing remote access with full-screen images, descriptive text, and audio guides.
Jonathan P. Binstock became the director of The Phillips Collection in 2023, having previously worked at the Memorial Art Gallery.
Answer: True
Jonathan P. Binstock assumed the directorship of The Phillips Collection in 2023, having previously served at the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester.
Polly Fritchey was a family member who served as one of the first trustees of The Phillips Collection.
Answer: False
Polly Fritchey was one of the first trustees appointed from *outside* the Phillips family, playing a crucial role in the museum's transition to a public art gallery.
Laughlin Phillips, Duncan and Marjorie Phillips's son, became director in 1972 and focused on the physical and financial security of the collection.
Answer: True
Laughlin Phillips, son of the founders, became director in 1972 and indeed initiated a multi-year program to ensure the collection's physical and financial security, among other institutional advancements.
Charles S. Moffett, director from 1992 to 1998, was involved with the presentation of the 'Impressionists on the Seine' exhibition in 1996.
Answer: True
Charles S. Moffett, who served as director from 1992 to 1998, was directly involved in the presentation of the 'Impressionists on the Seine' exhibition in 1996.
Dorothy M. Kosinski succeeded Jonathan P. Binstock as director in 2023.
Answer: False
Jonathan P. Binstock succeeded Dorothy M. Kosinski as director in 2023; Kosinski became director emerita.
Who succeeded Duncan Phillips as museum director upon his death in 1966?
Answer: Marjorie Acker Phillips
Upon Duncan Phillips's death in 1966, his wife, Marjorie Acker Phillips, succeeded him as museum director.
Which director led a multi-year program focused on ensuring the physical and financial security of the collection, starting in 1972?
Answer: Laughlin Phillips
Laughlin Phillips, Duncan and Marjorie Phillips's son, became director in 1972 and led a multi-year program focused on the physical and financial security of the collection.
Which notable exhibition occurred during Charles S. Moffett's tenure as director from 1992 to 1998?
Answer: 'Impressionists on the Seine: A Celebration of Renoir’s *Luncheon of the Boating Party*'
During Charles S. Moffett's directorship from 1992 to 1998, the notable exhibition 'Impressionists on the Seine: A Celebration of Renoir’s *Luncheon of the Boating Party*' was presented in 1996.
Who succeeded Dorothy M. Kosinski as director in 2023?
Answer: Jonathan P. Binstock
Jonathan P. Binstock succeeded Dorothy M. Kosinski as director in 2023, with Kosinski becoming director emerita.
The Dupont Circle WMATA station provides public transit access to The Phillips Collection, which is located at 1600 21st Street NW.
Answer: True
The Phillips Collection is indeed located at 1600 21st Street NW, and the Dupont Circle WMATA station offers convenient public transit access.
The Phillips Collection is located in New York City.
Answer: False
The Phillips Collection is located in Washington, D.C., specifically in the Dupont Circle neighborhood, not New York City.
The museum's website is www.phillipscollection.org.
Answer: True
The official website for The Phillips Collection is indeed www.phillipscollection.org.
Which public transit station provides access to The Phillips Collection?
Answer: Dupont Circle WMATA station
The Dupont Circle WMATA station provides public transit access to The Phillips Collection.
What is the name of the current café at The Phillips Collection?
Answer: Bread Furst
Bread Furst is the current artisanal bakery and café at The Phillips Collection, founded by Mark Furstenberg.
What is the official website for The Phillips Collection?
Answer: www.phillipscollection.org
The official website for The Phillips Collection is www.phillipscollection.org.