Collecting Stories: A Mid-Century Experiment

Collecting Stories: A Mid-Century Experiment features works acquired for the museum’s provisional collection, an initiative from 1941 to 1957 to gather pieces from contemporary American artists. May 4-March 8, 2020.

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Photo: The Hayden Collection—Charles Henry Hayden Fund / Museum of Fine Arts Boston