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Mark Tobey: City Paintings

March 18 – July 6, 1984
East Building, Ground Floor, Northeast, Pod I (2,500 sq. ft.)

Installation view of Mark Tobey: City Paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Gallery Archives

This exhibition is no longer on view at the National Gallery.

Overview: 60 works by Mark Tobey were listed in the catalogue and 45 were shown in this exhibition. The paintings were executed between 1933 and 1970 and were all based on urban themes.

Organization: The exhibition was organized by Eliza E. Rathbone, with the assistance of Laura Coyle.

Attendance: 101,209

Catalog: Mark Tobey: City Paintings, by Eliza E. Rathbone. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1984.

Tobey, Mark
American, 1890 - 1976