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John Kane

John Kane

1860
WA-00027813
Painting
Representation
None documented
25
Institutional Exhibitions
8
Works in Collection
17
Assets Indexed
2
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
80%
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Authority Records (3)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Art of the Twenties
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1979–1980
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Naive Painting: A Selection from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1972
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The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1968
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Portraits from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1960
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XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1954–1955
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American Paintings from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1948–1949
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Paintings, Sculpture, and Graphic Arts from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1946–1954
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The Museum Collection of Painting
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1946
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The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1945–1946
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What is Modern Painting?
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1945
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Painting, Sculpture, Prints
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1944
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Twentieth Century Portraits
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1942–1943

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  • BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
  • Birth yearMoMA· 93%✓

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About

Why this artist matters now

John Kane was an American painter of industrial landscapes and urban scenes, working primarily in oil on canvas during the early twentieth century. Born in Scotland in 1860 and emigrating to Pennsylvania, Kane depicted the steel mills, factories, and working-class neighborhoods of the Pittsburgh region with a distinctive attention to architectural geometry and atmospheric light. His compositions combine precisionist formal clarity with a documentary interest in industrial labor and urban transformation. Kane continued to paint until his death in 1934, leaving a significant record of American industrial life during a period of rapid economic change.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Artworks (8)

Artwork sources (2)

8 published of 13 catalogued · 10 with image
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  • The Met
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Art Institute of Chicago
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Art Institute of Chicago

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The Metropolitan Museum of ArtMuseum of Modern Art
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Representation & Collections

In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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Exhibitions and timeline

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Group ExhibitionArt of the Twenties
New York · 1979
Group ExhibitionNaive Painting: A Selection from the Museum Collection
New York · 1972
Group ExhibitionThe Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection
New York · 1968
Group ExhibitionPortraits from the Museum Collection
New York · 1960
Group ExhibitionXXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection
New York · 1954
Group ExhibitionAmerican Paintings from the Museum Collection
New York · 1948