Published by Whitney Museum / University of California Press, 2000
ISBN 10: 0520218884 ISBN 13: 9780520218888
Seller: Tiber Books, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: As New. . . . . 4to, paperback. As new condition. Covers and contents crisp, clean, unworn, no marking or writing. Binding square and tight - appears never read. 223 pp., illus. American, Art, History, Modern, Painting, 0520218884.
Published by Whitney Museum of American Art in association with University of California Press, New York and Berkeley, CA, 1999
ISBN 10: 0520218884 ISBN 13: 9780520218888
Seller: LEFT COAST BOOKS, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st. 223 pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 cm. With an essay by Kennedy Fraser and contributions by Robert Adams, et al. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Moderate shelfwear to wraps, soiling. "The Whitney Museum of American Art, founded by visionary patron and artist Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942), is home to one of the finest collections of American art in the country. Frames of Reference features eminent contributors from the fields of art, literature, and contemporary culture who together provide a wide-ranging introduction to American art as well as to the Whitney Museum's unparalleled collection. Kennedy Fraser's introductory essay focuses on Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, especially on her relationships with the artists of her time, her own artistic development, and her farsighted advocacy of American art and artists. In section two, Adam D. Weinberg, Beth Venn, Kathryn Potts, and Kate Rubin concentrate on twenty-seven of the Whitney's most popular works, each entry accompanied by captions and related images that shed new light on old favorites. The book's third section features ten 'icons' from the Whitney's Permanent Collection, with three contributors providing distinct perspectives on each work. This stimulating combination of voices instructs, enlightens, and, at times, amuses: John Updike on Edward Hopper's Early Sunday Morning, Alan Dershowitz on Ben Shahn's The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti, and George Plimpton on George Bellows' Dempsey and Firpo are examples of this section's diverse mix. With its unique design and variety of approaches to viewing and understanding art, Frames of Reference will change the way visitors experience the Whitney Museum and will delight art lovers who might not have the opportunity to visit New York. / Adam D. Weinberg, formerly senior curator, Permanent Collection, at the Whitney Museum of American Art, is director of the Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. Beth Venn is curator of traveling exhibitions and director of branch museums at the Whitney Museum of American Art." - Publisher. Size: 8vo.
Published by Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1999
ISBN 10: 0874271118 ISBN 13: 9780874271119
Seller: St Marys Books And Prints, Stamford, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition hardback with photographic dust jacket, unclipped. Photographs throughout. Shelf wear and rubbing to jacket. Pages clean and bright. Overall very good condition. 224 pp. book.