Washington Gallery of Modern Art

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The Washington Gallery of Modern Art was a short-lived gallery promoting contemporary art in Washington DC, during the 1960s. Its collection of 153 works was purchased by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art in 1968 for $110,000.[1] The collection included 20th century artists Ellsworth Kelly, Robert Indiana, Grace Hartigan, and Marcel Duchamp.

The gallery was founded by Eleanor Lloyd, and among its directors were founding director Walter Hopps and Adelyn Breeskin. It created a number of exhibitions which traveled nationally and internationally, including most notably the historical "Washington Color Painters" show in 1965 which formalized recognition of the Washington Color School of painters.

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  1. ^ History of OKCMOA. www.okcmoa.com (18 July 2006).
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