1920 -1952

The Societe Anonyme, founded in 1920 by Katherine Dreier (1877-1952), Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968), and Man Ray (1890-1967), was responsible for introducing contemporary European art to the American public. In its first decade, the Societe organized over fifty exhibitions, including the first one-artist shows in this country given to Archipenko, Kandinsky, Klee, Leger, and Villon. Through its exhibitions, lectures, and publications, the Societe hoped to show the public that there were both social and spiritual benefits to be derived from progressive modern art. Donated to Yale University in 1941, the collection of the Societe Anonyme was augmented by Dreier during the last years of her life and by works from her estate upon her death in 1952.

1921

1924-25

1926

1927-28

1930-31

1933

1939

1944

1950 / 1952

1982 / 1984

2006