Word: mfa
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...MFA does well to honor the recent Wright creation. It deserves such recognition. But to do so by borrowing from the Guggenheim when its best acquisitions have naturally been used for its grand opening was ill-advised. This show is for the most part composed, unfortunately, of minor works and it is hard to see how such a big, but unsatisfying display will convince Boston's millionaires that modern art is worth purchasing for local museums...
This large show, now occupying the special exhibition galleries of the MFA, contains a number of exciting works indicative of the diversity and technical achievement of American print-makers. Though one cannot call one particular style the most successful, certainly the most surprising aspect of the show is the brilliance of two realist artists, Aubrey Schwarz and Moishe Smith...