When we examine pivotal moments that shaped the development of modern art in America, John Quinn’s successful battle against art tariffs in 1913 stands as a transformative achievement. This decisive legislative victory—overturning the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act’s 15 percent duty on contemporary art imports—restructured the American art landscape and established the groundwork for New York’s eventual emergence as a global art center.

The art collector Emily Hall Tremaine began building her collection in the 1930s. Initially, she was guided by Chick Austin, the director of Hartford’s Wadsworth Atheneum, who introduced her to other modern art collectors.

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