Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art : Getty Research Institute : 9781606065815 : 1606065815 : 22 Jan 2019 : Arthur Drexler (1921-1987) served as the curator and director of the Architecture and Design Department at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) from 1951 until 1986&; the longest curatorship in the museum&;s history. Over four decades he conceived and oversaw trailblazing exhibitions that not only reflected but also anticipated major stylistic developments. Although several books cover the roles of MoMA&;s founding director, Alfred Barr, and the department&;s first curator, Philip Johnson, this is the only in-depth study of Drexler, who gave the department its overall shape and direction.   During Drexler&;s tenure, MoMA played a pivotal role in examining the work and confirming the reputations of twentieth-century architects, among them Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Richard Neutra, Marcel Breuer, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Exploring unexpected subjects&;from th