New York. Kraushaar Galleries. "Recent Paintings by Louis Bouché," March–April 18, 1942.
New York. Kraushaar Galleries. "Group exhibition," July 1942.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Artists for Victory: An Exhibition of Contemporary American Art," December 7, 1942–February 22, 1943, unnumbered cat. (p. 2; awarded a Third Prize).
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Artists for Victory: Prize Winners," March 8–May 10, 1943, no catalogue.
Boston. Institute of Modern Art. "Artists for Victory: Prize Winners," May 22–June 19, 1943, no catalogue.
Minneapolis. University Gallery, University of Minnesota. "American Paintings," May 22–July 1, 1944, no catalogue.
Art Gallery of Toronto. "Museums' Choice: Paintings by Contemporary Americans," February 2–25, 1945, no. 43.
New York. Seventeenth Regiment Armory. "Art and Antiques Show," September 24–30, 1945, no catalogue [displayed in the "Critics' Choice" section chosen by Edward Alden Jewell; see Ref. Jewell 1945].
London. Tate Gallery. "American Painting from the Eighteenth Century to the Present Day," June 14–August 5, 1946, no. 26.
Norfolk, Va. Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences. "Exhibition of Contemporary American Paintings from the Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art," December 1, 1946–January 26, 1947, no catalogue.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Junior Museum. September 30, 1947–December 23, 1948, no catalogue (withdrawn May 28, 1948 for Exh. Venice 1948).
Venice. Biennale. "XXIV Biennale di Venezia," May 29–September 30, 1948, U.S. Pavilion no. 10.
New York. Century Club. "Aspects of New York City Life," March 1–April 30, 1950, unnum. checklist.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "20th Century Painters: A Special Exhibition of Oils, Water Colors and Drawings Selected from the Collections of American Art in the Metropolitan Museum," June 16–October 29, 1950, unnum. brochure (p. 4).
Los Angeles. Pan Pacific Auditorium. "6th Annual National Construction Industries Exposition and Home Show," June 14–24, 1951 [loan extended to the Tower Gallery, Los Angeles City Hall until August 10, 1951], no catalogue.
Waterville, Me. Colby College Museum of Art. "An Exhibition of Art by the Faculty and Visiting Artists of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture," July 1–September 1, 1961.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Three Centuries of American Painting," April 9–October 17, 1965, unnum. checklist.
Athens. University of Georgia. "American Painting: The 1940s," American Federation of Arts circulating exhibition, travelled to multiple venues, April 1967–May 1968, no. 6.
New York. Kraushaar Galleries. "Louis Bouché: A Memorial Exhibition," November 16–December 12, 1970, no. 15.
New York. Century Association. February 4–March 6, 1975.
Albany. New York State Senate. "Twelve Americans from the Metropolitan Museum of Art," May 5–June 20, 1980, unnumbered cat. (p. 9).
Bronx Museum of the Arts. "The Artist Celebrates New York: Selected Paintings from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," February 2–March 24, 1985, unnum. brochure.
Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus. "The Artist Celebrates New York: Selected Paintings from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," April 17–June 2, 1985, unnum. brochure.
Queens. Jamaica Arts Center. "The Artist Celebrates New York: Selected Paintings from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," June 15–July 27, 1985, unnum. brochure.
Staten Island Museum. "The Artist Celebrates New York: Selected Paintings from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," September 8–October 20, 1985, unnum. brochure.
New York. City College of New York. "The Artist Celebrates New York: Selected Paintings from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," October 25–December 13, 1985, unnum. brochure.
A. Hyatt Mayor. Artists for Victory: An Exhibition of Contemporary American Art. A Picture Book of the Prize Winners. New York, 1942, unpaginated, ill.
"Artists for Victory Score Victory in Metropolitan Exhibition." Art Digest 17 (December 15, 1942), p. 6, ill.
Edward Alden Jewell. "Artists for Victory: Afterthoughts on the Huge Nation-Wide Survey at the Metropolitan Museum." New York Times (December 20, 1942), p. X9.
"Record Art Show Has $52,000 Prizes." New York Times (December 8, 1942), p. 30.
"Metropolitan Museum Opens Artists for Victory Exhibition." New York Herald Tribune (December 8, 1942), p. 21.
Edward Alden Jewell. "Abstraction Lays Siege to Us Anew." New York Times (March 29, 1942), p. X5.
H[oward]. D[evree]. "On Display: Among New Shows in Galleries." New York Times (July 26, 1942), p. X6.
Alfred M. Frankfurter. "The Artists for Victory Exhibition: The Paintings." Art News 41 (January 1–14, 1943), p. 12, ill. p. 8.
"Metropolitan Show: Modern Artists Invade the Museum." Life 14 (March 8, 1943), p. 45, ill. (color).
"This Week in the Art World: 'Artists for Victory' Exhibit Here." Daily Boston Globe (May 30, 1943), p. C7.
"Louis Bouché." American Artist 8 (April 1944), pp. 16–17, ill.
Edward Alden Jewell in "Critics' Choice at the Armory Show." Art News 44 (October 1–14, 1945), p. 17.
"New York Critics Pick Exhibits for Armory Show—Prepare to Duck." Art Digest 19 (September 15, 1945), p. 6.
"Art Exhibit Opens Sunday at Museum." Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch (November 30, 1946), p. 3.
"The Passing Shows: Bouché." Art News 41 (April 15–30, 1947), p. 29.
"Venice Biennale." American Artist 12 (September 1948), p. 76.
"The Americans at Venice." Art News 47 (September 1948), p. 25.
Robert Beverly Hale. 100 American Painters of the 20th Century: Works Selected from the Collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, 1950, ill. p. 56.
Doris Brian. "The Metropolitan's American Policy—A Long View, No Blind Flying." Art Digest 24 (July 1, 1950), p. 9.
Henry Geldzahler. American Painting in the Twentieth Century. New York, 1965, pp. 108–9, ill.
Henry Geldzahler. Twelve Americans from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., New York State Senate, Albany. New York, 1980, pp. 8–9, ill.
Lowery S. Sims. The Artist Celebrates New York: Selected Paintings from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. brochure, Bronx Museum of the Arts. New York, 1985, unpaginated.
Piri Halasz. "Manhattan Museums: The 1940s vs. the 1980s; Part Two: The Metropolitan Museum of Art." Arts Magazine 59 (March 1985), pp. 91, 96, fig. 2.
Lowery Stokes Sims inThe Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., American Federation of Arts. New York, 1991, p. 124, fig. 11.
Charles Sheeler (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1883–1965 Dobbs Ferry, New York)
1931
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