Women played an important role in the development of the Museum of Modern Art. They are Abby Rockefeller Jr., Lilly Bliss, and Mary Sullivan. Several sources worth checking out include: Barr. Alfred H., Jr. "Chronicles." In: _Painting and Sculpture in the Museum of Modern Art 1929-1967_. New York: Musuem of Modern Art: 1977; 619-650. Barr, Margaret Scolari. "Our Campaigns: Alfred H. Barr, Jr., and the Museum of Modern Art: A biographical Chronicle fo the Years 1930-1944." _The New Criterion_. Speical summer issue 1987; 23-74. Goodyear, A. Conger. _The Museum of Modern Art: The First Ten Years_. New York: by the author; 1943. Hunter, Sam. "Introduction." In: _The Museum of Modern Art, New York: The History and the Collection_. New York: Musuem of MOdern Art; 1984. Kert, Bernice. _Abby Aldrich Rockefeller: The Woman in the Family_. New York: Random House; 1993. I hope this helps, Nicole Frost Program Asst/Graduate Student Visual Arts Administration New York University [log in to unmask] >I am interested in researching the contributions of women in >the development of museums. Alexander's _Museums in Motion_ is >a solid overview of the history of museums but he doesn't mention women's >contributions. > >I have done some preliminary investigation at my university but >have not turned up any works specifically devoted to this >topic. > >Could you all recommend other sources of information? > >Thank you. >Stacey Howe >[log in to unmask] >-- >******************************************************************* >Stacey Howe [log in to unmask] >Instructional Technology University of Virginia >*"The question is not what you look at, but what you see"--Thoreau*