The Phillips Collection

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/the-phillips-collection

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was The Phillips Collection built?1921
2. What is the location?Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C
3. What is the founders?Duncan Phillips and Marjorie Acker Phillips
4. Who started The Phillips Collection?Duncan Phillips and his wife Marjorie Acker Phillips founded it in 1921.
5. Why is The Phillips Collection special?It was the first American museum dedicated to modern art and it displays works that feel emotional and spiritual.

Avant-garde: New and experimental ideas and methods in art, music, or literature.
Curatorial Philosophy: The guiding principles and beliefs that inform the selection and presentation of artworks in a collection.
Modernism: A broad movement in art, literature, and architecture characterized by a deliberate break with traditional styles and forms.
Patronage: The support given by a patron, typically a wealthy person, to artists or artistic causes.