812:, 1931. "American Folk Sculpture" (pp. 13–18); "Wood Carving: Ship's Figureheads" (pp. 23–29); "Cigar Store Figures" (pp. 31–32); "Portraits" (pp. 38–39); "Eagles" (p. 48); "Schimmel Carvings" (p. 54–55); "The Pennsylvania Germans" (pp. 56 – 61); "Decoy Birds" (pp. 63–65); "Toys" (p. 68); "Work in Metal" (pp. 71–77); "Fire Marks" (p. 83); "Iron Stove Plates" (pp. 85–86); "Pottery and Plaster Ornaments" (pp. 93–96); "A Note on Stone Carving" (pp. 97–98). (exhibition dates: October 20, 1931 — January 31, 1932).
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create new interest both organizations in the media. Through his friend, the artist John Sloan, Cahill knew many of the leading artists of the day and he encouraged Dana to purchase works by contemporary artists for the museum’s growing collection. After Dana's death in 1929, Cahill organized the first major museum surveys of
American Folk Art at the Newark Museum in 1930 ("American Primitives") and 1931 ("American Folk Sculpture"). While at Newark, he also published fiction, essays and short stories including art criticism for the magazines
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at home. Extreme poverty, lack of formal education and domestic strife marked Cahill's early childhood. When he was young, his father abandoned the family and his mother sent the young Cahill to live and work on a farm owned by an
Icelandic family 50 miles away where he was mistreated. His mother
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whom he married in 1938. Together with the galleries Edith
Halpert of the Downtown Gallery, Cahill published a monograph on Pop Hart in 1928, Max Weber in 1930 and Jules Pascin in 1931. Halpert and Cahill also launched a magazine called Space that ran for three issues in January, March and June,
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and many of the artists threatened to withdraw. When Cahill left Newark, he employed
Dorothy Miller as his assistant on his various projects. At the First Municipal Art Exhibition, Miller stepped in as director when Cahill landed in the hospital and was unable to continue which led to her later
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Cahill's employment in the field of visual arts began in 1921 when he was hired by John Cotton Dana at the Newark Museum and the
Society of Independent Artists to write publicity about their activities. As a former journalist and editor, Cahill had learned how to write effectively and he helped
739:, 1930. Introduction by Cahill (pp. 7–9); descriptive notes by Cahill for "Portraits" (pp. 11– 15); "Landscapes and Other Scenes" (pp. 61–63); "Decorative Pictures" (pp. 69–75); and "Wood Sculpture" (p. 77). (exhibition dates: November 4, 1930 — February 1, 1931).
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When the
Federal Arts Project ended in 1943, Cahill returned to New York to concentrate on writing novels and essays. Hampered by various illnesses after his busy tenure as Director of the Federal Art Project and a severe heart attack in 1947, he managed to complete two novels,
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introduced their work to a larger public through exhibitions, catalogues and criticism. During his tenure of the WPA, his oversight of the Index of
American Design established a greater understanding of the variety and quality of American iconographic imagery.
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In 1938, Cahill married
Dorothy Canning Miller, curator of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art. The following year, he took a leave of absence from the WPA to stay in New York City and direct a large survey exhibition at the
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were established in over 100 towns and cities nationwide, murals drawing upon the geographical environment were painted in public buildings throughout the country, and some 10,000 artists and craft workers were sustained through the
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remarried and had another child, Anna. That marriage also did not last. After two difficult years with the
Icelandic farmers, Cahill ran away at first to neighboring farms where he found work and eventually to
1063:. (Essay by Holger Cahill, pp. 3–10) (Text of address at Newark Museum, November 6, 1936, on the occasion of the opening of the exhibition of the work of the FAP of the WPA held at the Newark Museum.)
477:, Individualist (The artist who believes that man may draw inspiration from all sources, but that the only deadly sin is imitation)" by Edgar Holger Cahill. p. 11, 77 (with color reproductions).
930:. 1933. The Museum of Modern Art, W. W. Norton and Co. Inc., Essay, pp. 5–21. (exhibition dates: May 10 — June 30, 1933. Cahill was director of the exhibition). This book was also published as
549:. April 1924. "Norsemen of Old Invade American Art, Viking Warriors and Traditions Embodied in the Beautiful Decorative Motifs of New York's Newest Restaurant" by Edgar H. Cahill. pp. 17, 39.
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247:, the role for which he is best known today. His contributions to the research, documentation and understanding of the visual arts in America were wide-ranging—from the earliest crafts of the
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and Holger Cahill, (essays by Cahill: "Folk and
Popular Art" (pp. 42–44); "American Painting 1865-1934" (pp. 65–108); "American Sculpture Since the Civil War" (pp. 109–120)).
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at the time of her death. JCD: "these notes on the life of Miss Louise Connolly were prepared by Mrs. Henry B. Twombly of Summit New Jersey and by HC of the library museum and staff").
1308:(Artists League of America). Number 1, 1946. "Can Art Survive with its Present Patronage?" (Excerpts from an address given to ALA on February 15, 1946, at the ACA Gallery by Cahill.)
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Max Weber, The Downtown Gallery, New York, 1930, 45 pages, 32 photographic plates. Essay by Holger Cahill. Some editions of the book were published with an original
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in 1927 and, in 1930, "A Yankee Adventurer" a biography of Frederick Townsend Ward and his role in the Taiping Rebellion of 1861. At Newark, he met his future wife,
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1552:. April 12, 1953. "Artists and Illustrators of the Old West", Fifty Pictorial Years of the Old West, by Robert Taft, reviewed by Holger Cahill, p. 4.
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and Holger Cahill, (essays by Cahill: "American Painting 1865-1934" (pp. 7–50) and "American Sculpture Since the Civil War" (pp. 51–62).
649:. 1929. (exhibition dates: June 19 — October 1, 1929). introduction by Holger Cahill (Cahill listed as one of three on the Exhibition Committee.).
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book review. September 4, 1938. "In a Native Tradition — A Subtle Study of One Artist Whose Roots Lie Deep in Old American Simplicities".
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Kelly, Andrew. "Kentucky by Design: The Decorative Arts and American Culture:. Lexington, Kentucky, University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
1231:, 1944. (exhibition dates: October 31, 1944 — January 31, 1945). "Introduction" by Cahill (35th Anniversary Exhibition), 191 pp. ?.
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The Newark Museum, "Miss Connolly Continued Her Teaching in the Library and Museum" by Holger Cahill (small booklet published by the
606:, The Downtown Gallery, New York, 1928, 25 pages. Essay by Holger Cahill. Some editions of the book were published with an original
1147:. 1939. (The speeches contained in this booklet were delivered at the National Meeting in celebration of the eightieth birthday of
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Cahill opened the first of 12 forums on the economic status of artists in the U.S., "Shall the Artist Survive?" (November 22, 1936)
529:— Who is the Dean of the Globe-Trotting Painters, and Whose Work Shows a Genuine Gusto for Life" by Edgar Cahill. pp. 11, 70.
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Life in the United States — A Collection of Narratives of Contemporary American Life From First Hand Experience or Observation
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A finding aid to the Holger Cahill papers, 1910-1993, bulk 1910-1960 in the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
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Contreras, Belisario R. "Tradition and Innovation in New Deal Art". London and Toronto: Associated University Presses, 1983.
1105:. July 1938 (volume 74). Wellman, Rita: "American Design: Historic Examples from Index of American Design". pp. 15–39.
979:, The Downtown Gallery New York 1935. essay by Cahill in exhibition announcement. (exhibition dates: December 11–28, 1935).
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book review. April 6, 1952. "Independent Citizen of the World of Art — An Understanding Monograph on the Rebel Painter
782:, The Downtown Gallery. Essay by Cahill in exhibition announcement. (exhibition dates: January 27 — February 15, 1931).
1486:, October 28 — November 15, 1952, Essay by Cahill in the exhibition announcement (reprint of the above essay from the
1404:. October 1950. "You Can Trace the Roots of the American Style to America's Folk Art". pp. 138–139, 206-209, 273.
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1039:, New York, 1936, Introduction by Cahill (exhibition dates: September 14 —- October 21, 1936). Arno reprint in 1969.
1161:, May 1939 (volume XI, number 5). "American Art Today" (reprint of the World's Fair essay). pp. 14–15, 35-37.
276:. An entire generation of artists was nurtured, their work exhibited, and an expanded public for art was created.
1540:. Rose Fried Gallery. Essay by Cahill in exhibition announcement. (exhibition dates: October 26 — November 1953).
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1237:. February–March 1944 (volume 1, number 3). "Art Goes To Public in the United States". pp. 102–107, 129-131.
1111:. East River Gallery. Essay by Cahill in exhibition announcement. (exhibition dates: March 29 — April 16, 1938).
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1169:, June 18, 1939 (Sunday Gravure Picture Section). "Art: Yesterday Versus Today", Essay by Holger Cahill on the
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103:, was an Icelandic-American curator, writer and arts administrator. He served as the national director of the
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1410:. May 1950. "Folk Art Issue. What is American Folk Art?, A Symposium" (included Jack Baur, Holger Cahill,
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423:. March 1922 (volume 75, number 299). "America Has Its Primitives". pp. 80–83. (Article about the
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1368:. May 1949 (volume 42, number 5) "Forty Years After: An Anniversary for the A.F.A.". pp. 169–178.
163:, in search of distant cousins. The cousins refused to take him in and he ended up in an orphanage. A
1688:. November 10, 1957. "Yesterday in the Middle Americas", Indian Art of Mexico and Central America by
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First Municipal Art Exhibition, foreword by Cahill. (exhibition dates: February 28 — March 31, 1934).
888:. December 1932 (volume XI, number 4). "Early Folk Art in America" pp. 254–270. (Reprinted from
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book review. January 3, 1960. "The Rich Sweep of the Great Rivers He Painted Was in Bingham's Art",
872:. March 1932 (volume IV, number III). "Folk Art: Its Place in the American Tradition". pp. 1–4.
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1455:. March 1951 (volume LIX, number 3). "Artisan and Amateur in American Folk Art". pp. 210–211.
768:, The Downtown Gallery, New York, 1931, Catalogue text by Holger Cahill. There were also texts by
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882:, New York. 1932. Essay, pp. 3–28. (exhibition dates: November 30, 1932 — January 14, 1933).
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1219:. Catalogue of an exhibition of American paintings and sculpture from the museum's collections,
994:. Essay by Cahill in exhibition announcement. (exhibition dates: January 16 — February 5, 1935).
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Masters of Popular Painting: Modern Primitives of Europe and America (April 27 — July 24, 1938)
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852:. March 1932 (number 23). "American Folk Art". pp. 232–234, a reprint of the article from
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685:. February 1929 (volume II, number 5)., "New American Paintings and Sculpture", pp. 34–35.
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Cahill proved to be an imaginative, sensitive and skillful administrator. Under his leadership
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154:, anglicizing their name to Bjornson and eventually, Johnson, although they continued to speak
1083:. September 1937 (volume 82). Design Trends, "Mural America". Essay by Cahill. pp. 63–68.
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447:: Master of Landscape" by Edgar Holger Cahill. pp. 11, 70, 75 (with color reproduction).
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620:. June 1928. "Poster Art in the Newark Museum" by Edgar Holger Cahill, staff member of the
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1352:. March 1949 (volume 42, number 3). "A Symposium: The State of American Art". p. 88.
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1822:"Holger Cahill, 67, Art Expert, Dies. Head of W.P.A. Project. Was Aide of Modern Museum"
832:. August 1932 (volume XXVI, number 104). "The Life of Art". pp. 487–494. (fiction).
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magazine. August 1921. "John Sloan: Man and Artist" by Edgar Cahill. pp. 11, 71-73.
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Carries the Flame" by Edgar Holger Cahill, pp. 11, 71 (with color reproductions).
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1151:, New York City, October 20–21, 1939.) American Resources in the Arts, pp. 41-?.
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1243:. November 1944 (volume 1, number 9). "The Museum and The Community". pp. 9–11.
1097:. Chapter on American primitives "Artists of the People", pp. 95–105 by Cahill.
1071:. October 10, 1936. Art: "Toward an American Art". (discusses FAP and exhibition at
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American Primitives — An Exhibit of the Paintings of Nineteenth Century Folk Artists
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826:. December 1931 (volume XC, number 6). "Fun (A Story)". pp. 653–660 (fiction).
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1279:. July 1945 (volume CXXX, number 628). "Artists in War and Peace". pp. 1–15.
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American Folk Sculpture — The Work of Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Craftsmen
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book review. July 10, 1960. "He Gambled and Pioneered, and Fathered a Painter",
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The Eagle, the Jaguar and the Serpent, Indian Art of the Americas: North America
409:, January 1922 (volume 54, number 5). "Icelandic Renaissance". pp. 496–497.
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794:. September 1931 (volume XXIV, number 93). "American Folk Art". pp. 39–46.
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820:. September 1931 (volume XC, number 3). "He-Rain". pp. 259–269 (fiction).
207:, took a leave of absence. He organized several notable exhibitions including
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361:. August 17, 1921 (volume 113, number 2928). "Purity in the Sixth Printing".
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Holger Cahill, national director of the Federal Art Project, speaking at the
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1604:. Introduction by Cahill, dated February 16, 1955. (Exhibition held at the
1271:. May 1945 (volume 38, number 5). "Franklin Delano Roosevelt". p. 163.
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495:. November 23, 1922. Article title unknown, by Holger Cahill, p. 254?.
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From August 1935 until April 1943, Cahill was the national director of the
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in New York; the exhibition coincided with the destruction of the mural by
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1141:, National Art Society. 1939. Essay, "American Art Today". pp. 19–32.
377:, October 26, 1921 (volume 113, number 2938). "Artists and Business Men".
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1479:. November 1952 (volume 45, number 7). "Niles Spencer". pp. 313–315.
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417:. February 19, 1922. "Hanging out the Crepe for Europe". pp. 12, 23.
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George Catlin: Episodes From "Life Among the Indians" and "Last Rambles"
1134:. November 1938. "Art for Our Sake" (Community Art Centers and the WPA).
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magazine. September 1923. "Gaspard and America's Growth" (article about
457:" by Edgar Holger Cahill. pp. 11, 66-67 (with color reproductions).
1849:"Holger Cahill, WPA Director, Sees 'Cultural Erosion' Diverting Talent"
1302:. November 1946 (volume 39, number 7). "In Our Time". pp. 308–325.
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Introduction to "Documentary Record of Fire Marks" published by the
707:. Volumes 1-3 — January 1930, March 1930 and June 1930. (Cahill was
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magazine, August 15, 1929. "The Machine Industry's Need for Art" by
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Divided We Fought — A Pictorial History of the Civil War, 1861-1865
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magazine. "Holger Cahill and American Folk Art". pp. 326–335.
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American Folk Art: The Art of the Common Man in America, 1750-1900
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American Folk Art: The Art of the Common Man in America, 1750-1900
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magazine. December 1921. "A High Northern Renaissance on Iceland".
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747:. October 8, 1930 (volume 131, number 3405). "Early Lawlessness"
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1253:, "Government Art Projects" by Holger Cahill, p. 46., 1944?
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People associated with the Museum of Modern Art (New York City)
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1572:., February 15, 1954. "Ancient Art of the Andes". pp. 7–9.
1578:. December 12, 1954. "A Witty Westerner on Chinese Painting".
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War Pictures by British Artists: War At Sea; Blitz; RAF; Army'
697:. January 1930 (volume XXIV, number 1). "The Life and Work of
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219:. In 1934, he directed the First Municipal Art Exhibition at
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book review. November 27, 1927. "Adventures in Lithography"
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Minnesota History, 1951, The French in America, 1520-1880,
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Modern American Watercolors, January 4 — February 9, 1930,
1798:, Essay by Holger Cahill "American Resources in The Arts".
1362:, "Max Weber: A Reappraisal in Maturity" pp. 128–133.
1287:. October 15–31, 1945. "Stuart Davis". pp. 24–25, 32.
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by Constance Rourke, reviewed by Holger Cahill, p. 4.
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and His America" by Edgar Holger Cahill, pp. 23, 72.
1217:, A Museum in Action: Presenting the Museum's Activities
655:. 1929. "The Museum and American Contemporary Art" (the
1263:): "A Defense of the WPA Art Project". pp. 12–13.
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Holds in Literature" by Edgar Cahill. pp. 11, 71.
788:. June 1931, "American Primitives". pp. 417–424.
1702:: In His Art the Frontier American Indian Endures".
1358:, April 1949 (volume 42, number 4). The Painting of
947:, Mellon Galleries, Philadelphia, essays by Cahill,
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In 1932–33, Cahill served as acting director of the
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American Folk Art: Art of the Common Man in America
1768:. "Holger Cahill and American Art". pp. 2–11.
1462:Exhibition, reviewed by Holger Cahill. p. 36.
641:Contemporary American Art, Municipal Art Gallery,
505:: Poet of Today" by Edgar Cahill. pp. 11, 70.
321:, which was left unfinished at his death in 1960.
255:. In the 1920s, his early endorsement of American
1899:Jeffers, Wendy "Holger Cahill and American Art",
1051:American Painting, A Short Essay by Holger Cahill
228:position as curator at the Museum of Modern Art.
99:(January 13, 1887 – July 8, 1960), also known as
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515:Who Occupies the Place in the World of Art that
371:, reviewed by Edgar H. Cahill. pp. 181–182.
842:. New York. 1932, 1933. Story by Holger Cahill
501:magazine. February 1923 (volume 7, number 6). "
131:Cahill was born Sveinn Kristjan Bjarnarsson in
755:, reviewed by Holger Cahill. pp. 380–381.
427:art in the Exhibition of Independent Artists.)
1482:Downtown Gallery, Exhibition of Paintings by
559:Paintings: Newark Museum, (Second List). The
328:, where he is buried in the town's cemetery.
1594:. November 7, 1954. "Pathways to the Past".
1324:. May 1947. Book review by Holger Cahill of
701:", pp. 69–84. (by Edgar Holger Cahill).
1518:. December 20, 1952. "War Photo Pioneers",
393:. November 27, 1921. "Hunger From Hamsun,"
918:American Painting and Sculpture, 1862-1932
483:. November 1922 (volume 76, number 306). "
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776:. (exhibition dates: January 3–25, 1931).
691:, The Macaulay Company, New York, 1930. .
313:Oral History Project. He also received a
217:American Painting and Sculpture 1862–1932
1946:Icelandic emigrants to the United States
1648:, reviewed by Holger Cahill. p. 16.
1566:, reviewed by Holger Cahill. p. 51.
1558:. November 7, 1953. "Still Collection".
1534:, reviewed by Holger Cahill. p. 12.
1318:, New York. January 23, 1947. (fiction).
1145:Resources For Building America Number 15
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1901:Journal of the Archives of American Art
1735:, reviewed by Holger Cahill. p. ?.
1718:, reviewed by Holger Cahill. p. ?.
1630:, reviewed by Holger Cahill, p. 4.
1598:, reviewed by Holger Cahill. p. 3.
1586:, reviewed by Holger Cahill. p. 3.
1338:. November 1947 (volume 40, number 7).
729:, introduction by Cahill, pp. 7–8.
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1206:Reviewed by Holger Cahill p. 324.
1053:by Raymond and Raymond (unknown date).
671:, in collaboration with Holger Cahill.
1874:"Forum for Artists to Open Next Week"
525:magazine. June 1923. "The Odyssey of
1961:People of the New Deal arts projects
1622:. January 2, 1955. "Serene Fields".
1057:Old and New Paths in American Design
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1762:(Fall, 1992 Volume 31, #4, 1991).
1179:. June 1939. "Modern American Art".
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1966:Federal Art Project administrators
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1704:George Catlin and the Old Frontier
1124:, Artist in the American Tradition
1093:, New York, in collaboration with
1043:American Art Portfolio, Series One
1016:U.S. Works Progress Administration
35:Holger Cahill on February 15, 1938
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1546:. "John Sloan". 1953?. p. ?.
1380:, Introduction by Holger Cahill,
1249:, Volume 2, #9, published by the
1196:The Faces of War — Men of the RAF
998:Art in America, A Complete Survey
1794:WPA: Art for the Millions, 1973
1765:Archives of American Art Journal
1698:book review. December 6, 1959. "
1173:exhibitions: "Moderns". p. ____.
1022:October 1935. Publication #7120.
487:'s Sculpture". pp. 104–107.
324:Cahill died on July 8, 1960, in
1261:Art Students League of New York
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1686:The New York Times Book Review
1591:The New York Times Book Review
1340:Principles of Chinese Painting
1251:U.S. Office of War Information
1047:Raymond and Raymond Publishers
963:Art in America in Modern Times
928:American Sources of Modern Art
414:The New York Times Book Review
209:American Sources of Modern Art
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1951:19th-century Icelandic people
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1259:, (bulletin published by the
309:, and taped a memoir for the
109:Works Progress Administration
1971:American arts administrators
1692:, reviewed by Holger Cahill.
1669:Marg, A Magazine of the Arts
1510:, reviewed by Holger Cahill.
1373:The Index of American Design
1326:The Meeting of East and West
1312:Look South to the Polar Star
1059:. November 1936 (12 pages).
1033:New Horizons in American Art
1004:, New York, 1935. Edited by
846:, pp. 79–94. (fiction).
299:Look South to the Polar Star
203:when the founding director,
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1665:, New York 1956. (fiction).
1602:50 Ans d'art aux Etats Unis
1580:Aspects of Chinese Painting
1257:The League, Winter, 1944-45
900:America as Americans See It
463:magazine. September 1922. "
237:Harlem Community Art Center
97:Sveinn Kristjan Bjarnarsson
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1987:
1907:, #4, 1991. pp. 2–11.
1442:and Louis Jones)". p. 355.
1316:Harcourt Brace and Company
1012:Federal Art Project Manual
600:reviewed by Holger Cahill.
473:magazine. November 1922. "
433:magazine. February 1922. "
401:reviewed by Holger Cahill.
326:Stockbridge, Massachusetts
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146:in about 1890 and then to
142:Cahill's Icelandic family
1678:, New York, shown at the
1460:Detroit Institute of Arts
1241:American Contemporary Art
932:Aztec, Inca and Mayan Art
636:Newark Library and Museum
571:; notes by Holger Cahill.
215:and a survey exhibition,
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