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Celebrating the American Spirit : Masterworks from Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art by Emily D. Shapiro and Christopher B. Crosman (2011, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMarquand Books, Incorporated
ISBN-101555953719
ISBN-139781555953713
eBay Product ID (ePID)124685816
Product Key Features
Book TitleCelebrating the American Spirit : Masterworks from Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Number of Pages356 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
TopicCollections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / Permanent Collections, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, American / General
IllustratorYes
GenreArt
AuthorEmily D. Shapiro, Christopher B. Crosman
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight85.2 Oz
Item Length11.4 in
Item Width10.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2011-025279
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal708.167/13
SynopsisThe first publication to document the new museum's increasingly deep and diverse collection of American paintings and unique works of art on paper, Celebrating the American Spirit: Masterworks from Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art offers full-page color plates and succinct, insightful texts by noted American art scholars., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art's growing collection offers a superb overview of American art from the colonial era to the present day. Its quality, range and depth rival that of the best museums in the country. Holdings include art historical icons such as Asher Brown Durand's Kindred Spirits (1849), George Wesley Bellows' Excavation at Night (1908) and Norman Rockwell's Rosie the Riveter (1943). The collection features portraits by such diverse artists as Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Eakins, John Singer Sargent and Andy Warhol; landscapes by Frederic Edwin Church, William Merritt Chase, Thomas Hart Benton and Georgia O Keeffe; and narrative scenes by Benjamin West, Winslow Homer, Frederic Remington and Andrew Wyeth. The first publication to document the new museum's increasingly deep and diverse collection of American paintings and unique works of art on paper, Celebrating The American Spirit: Masterworks From Crystal Bridges Museum Of Aamerican Art offers full-page colour plates and succinct, insightful texts by noted American art scholars. These works figure prominently in Crystal Bridges' inaugural installation, which is devoted to displaying the institution's permanent collection and promised gifts. The book also features a brief illustrated essay providing an introduction to the museum's burgeoning sculpture collection and an interview with founder Alice Walton, conducted by the esteemed American art historian John Wilmerding. SELLING POINTS: *Located on a 120-acre campus within walking distance of the thriving center of Bentonville, Arkansas, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is the first major museum dedicated to American art to open to the public in nearly half a century *Crystal Bridges' nascent installation includes diversified works from the colonial period to present-day American art ILLUSTRATIONS: 192 colour
LC Classification NumberN6505.C79 2011
