Number 30

Inscription: Signed (lower right): A. Ryan; signed and dated (verso): A. Ryan Dec. '53

the artist, New York (1953–d. 1954); her daughter, Elizabeth McFadden, New York (1954–56; her gift to MMA)

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "American Paintings, Drawings and Watercolors from the Museum's Collections," October 1–December 7, 1969, no catalogue.

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Educated Eye: Studies in Curatorial Problems," January 1973, no. 2 (p. 21; as "Collage: Number 30").

New York Cultural Center. "Grand Reserves: An Exhibition of 235 Objects from the Reserves of Fifteen New York Museum and Public Collections," October 24–December 8, 1974, no. 135 (as "Collage: Number 30").

Long Island City, N. Y. P.S. 1 Institute for Art and Urban Resources. "Underknown: Twelve Artists Re-seen in 1984," October 14–December 9, 1984, not in catalogue.

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Collages and Prints by Anne Ryan," October 18, 1988–January 29, 1989, no catalogue.

New York. Washburn Gallery. "Anne Ryan: A Centennial," October 3–November 4, 1989, not in brochure.

Atlanta. High Museum of Art. "Abstract Expressionism, Works on Paper: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," January 26–April 4, 1993, no. 48.

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Abstract Expressionism, Works on Paper: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," May 4–September 12, 1993, extended to November 7, 1993, no. 48.

National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. "Abstract Expressionism: Works on Paper, Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," March 11–June 4, 1995, no. 66.

Giverny. Musée d'Art Américain. "Anne Ryan: Collages," July 10–September 2, 2001, unnumbered cat. (fig. 29).

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Prismatic Eye: Collages by Anne Ryan, 1948-54," June 4–September 6, 2010, no catalogue.

Meg Perlman and Alice Zimet in The Educated Eye: Studies in Curatorial Problems. Exh. cat., The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, 1973, pp. 21–23, no. 2.

Holland Cotter. "Abstract Expressionism: The Lighter, Quieter Side." New York Times (June 4, 1993), p. C24.

Claudine Armand. Anne Ryan: Collages. Exh. cat., Musée d'Art Américain. Giverny, 2001, pp. 25, 56, 63, fig. 29 (color).

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