Armory Show That Shocked America in 1913 Celebrates 100

"On Feb. 17, 1913, an art exhibition opened in New York City that shocked1913 the country, changed our perception of beauty and had a profound effect on artists and collectors."

"The International Exhibition of Modern Art — which came to be known, simply, as the Armory Show — marked the dawn of Modernism in America. It was the first time the phrase "avant-garde" was used to describe painting and sculpture."

"On the evening of the show's opening, 4,000 guests milled around the makeshift galleries in the 69th Regiment Armory on Lexington Avenue."