Chapter 1
The blueprint of 1929
Chapter 2
Masterpieces on the mic
Chapter 3
Chopping samples and rebuilding the block
Chapter 4
Street level to high art
Ch 2 · Masterpieces on the mic
diego MoMA Masterpieces
Got Van Gogh's blue swirls and Dalí's melting clocks, Spitting modern masterpieces on these Midtown blocks!
diego Pablo Picasso's 1907 masterpiece shattered traditional perspective like a bold new beat.
Fun Fact
Dalí's tiny masterpiece: Salvador Dalí's famous painting "The Persistence of Memory" is surprisingly small, measuring only about the size of a standard piece of notebook paper.
Glossary
microphone (noun)
An instrument used to convert sound waves into electrical currents for amplification, recording, or transmission. In 1929, the Manhattan museum opened, later inspiring artists to describe its paintings using this device.
An instrument used to convert sound waves into electrical currents for amplification, recording, or transmission. In 1929, the Manhattan museum opened, later inspiring artists to describe its paintings using this device.
Quiz
What is the actual, surprisingly small size of Salvador Dalí's "The Persistence of Memory"?
Quiz
In what year did Vincent van Gogh paint his legendary masterpiece "The Starry Night"?
Quiz
Which French Impressionist artist painted the massive, immersive "Water Lilies" panels displayed in a dedicated room at MoMA?
Quiz
Which of these iconic paintings was acquired by MoMA in 1941, becoming one of its most visited attractions?
Quiz
What art movement is characterized by Salvador Dalí's dreamlike imagery and melting clocks?
Quiz
How did MoMA acquire Claude Monet's massive "Water Lilies" after a tragic fire in 1958?
Quiz
Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" is widely considered a foundational precursor to which major 20th-century art movement?