Title: Contemporary art of 79 countries,
Authors: Genthe, Arnold, 1869-1942; International Business Machines Corporation
Year: 1939
Subjects: Painting Exhibitions; Painters
Abstract: Representatives of the International Business Machines Corporation in seventy-nine countries were instructed to ask leading art authorities to select the contemporary artists and paintings typical of their countries. Two collections, each representing seventy-nine countries were assembled. One was shown at the International Business Machines Gallery of Science and Art, Business Systems and Insurance Building, New York World's Fair. The other was on view at the International Business Machines Gallery of Science and Art, Palace of Electricity and Communication, Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco. --taken from "Behind the Exhibition".