Alice Denney

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Alice Denney, 1922-, curator and arts administrator, is the grande dame of the Washington, D.C. avant-garde and the mentor to a number of Washington's artists and arts administrators. She was the first director of the Jefferson Place Gallery, intimately involved in the founding of the Washington Gallery of Modern Art, and founder of the Washington Project for the Arts.

[edit] References

  • A Tribute to Alice Denney, 50 Years of Life and Work in the Avante-Garde, by Maia Gatcheva, May 09, 2006

A DVD celebrating the life of Alice Denney, a major influence on the avant-garde" [1]

  • Oral history interview with Alice Denney, 1976 May 13 1 sound cassette.

"An interview of Alice Denney conducted by Walter Hopps for the National Museum of American Art. Denney speaks of her organization of two Washington, D.C. art happenings: the "Pop Festival," held in conjunction with an exhibition, "The Popular Image," sponsored by the Washington Gallery of Modern Art, April 18 - May 1, 1966; and the "Now Festival," April 26 - May 1, 1966." [2]

  • "A Brief History of WPA & WPA\C", By Laura Coyle" [3]


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