"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."