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Which three trustees provided crucial early support for the Museum of Modern Art?
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Museum of modern art
The New State Gallery (Neue Staatsgalerie), Stuttgart, Germany, designed by James Stirling, completed in 1984.
The three trustees who provided crucial early financial and moral support for the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) upon its establishment in 1929 were:
- Lillie P. Bliss12
- Mary Quinn Sullivan12
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller12
These founding trustees were instrumental in the museum's mission to dedicate itself exclusively to the most progressive tendencies in modern art.12