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Marley Dawson and the Phillips Collection operate on different planes. The museum is known for paintings that are hushed, serene and even transcendental; Dawson makes metal sculptures that spin, pivot ...

The Phillips Collection is an "intimate museum combined with an experiment station."–Duncan Phillips, 1926 Duncan Phillips opened his collection to the public in 1921, as the nation’s first museum of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In less than a week, the Phillips Collection will sell masterpieces by Georgia O’Keeffe, Arthur Dove and Georges Seurat at a ...

Duncan Phillips opened the first American art museum that championed modern art in 1921 in the staid town of Washington, D.C. Eight years later, MOMA opened in New York City. Phillips put art he had ...

After lowering the needle on a John Coltrane record, Sam Gilliam followed his usual creative process in his Washington, D.C., studio. It was 1967, and as Coltrane’s rhythms filled the room, Gilliam ...

One hundred years ago, America's first museum of modern art opened in a private mansion in Washington, D.C. Founder Duncan Phillips was an early collector of Picasso, Matisse, Van Gogh. The Phillips ...

The Phillips Collection sold three works and raised $13 million to buy contemporary art, but the decision has led to rancor within the 104-year-old institution. By Robin Pogrebin Photography and ...

The Washington, D.C., gallery turns 100 this year. Susan Stamberg has fond memories of visiting back in the '60s: "It was like visiting a really... Happy Birthday To The Phillips Collection, America's ...

One hundred years ago, America’s first museum of modern art opened in a private mansion in Washington, D.C. Founder Duncan Phillips was an early collector of Picasso, Matisse, Van Gogh. The Phillips ...