Mcgill Forrest Editor (9 results)

Hardcover. This exhibit at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum illustrates some of the most important episodes involving the four primary characters: Rama, Sita, Hanuman, and the demon king Ravana; with 135 artworks ranging from paintings to sculpture to theatrical arts. 266 pages, all color photos. Shipping will be extra for this large book; please inquire.; 9 1/4 x 12 1/4 " Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Ex library book with usual library markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardbound with dust jacket. Pages unmarked, limited modest shelfwear.

Hardcover. Condition: NF/NF. Dark chocolate cloth/boards. Cilt lettering. Bronze dj with color illus. and French folds. Decorative end papers. 246 pp. with 141 works in color plus additional color and bw illus. Focusing primarily on decorative and religious objects from the nineteenth century (along with some earlier and later works), the art book brings to light the lively, yet often strained, interchange between the regions of central and northern Thailand (Siam) and Burma. Thailand and Burma are neighboring countries that are approximately the same size in area and population and have many cultural features in common. Yet they have traditionally been adversaries. This book explores some of the elements that have both drawn the countries together and driven them apart. It contains incisive essays by leading scholars as well as detailed entries relating to nearly 150 spectacular works of arton view at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco from October 23, 2009, through January 10, 2010many of which have never before been on public display in the West. While representing the latest art historical scholarship, the book is intended for the general public. It will be of interest to anyone intrigued by such luxuriant and spectacular artworks as gilded and mirrored ritual vessels, black lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlaid furniture, and vibrant, colorful paintings. To many, these objects will convey something of the exotic and exuberant ambiance captured in romantic travel books and films such as The King and I. To browse these pages is to be transported, by artworks that are by turns opulent, reverent, and whimsical, to a lost time and place, one unlike any other.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 272 pages. 11.75x9.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Softcover. First Edition; First Printing. Tall softcover, self wraps. Fine.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. The Kingdom of Siam; The Art of Central Thailand, 1350-1800, by Forrest McGill (editor & curator) & M. L. Pattarartorn Chirapravati (Co-Curator), et al. Published jointly by Snoeck Publishers, Buppa Press, Art Media Resources and the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco - Chong-Moon Lee Centre for Asian Art and Culture. This is the Art Media Resources printing. Stated First edition, 2005. This book was published to support the exhibition The Kingdom of Siam; The Art of Central Thailand 1350-1800, presented at San Fransisco's Asian Art Museum, which ran between July 16 and October 16, 2005. As well as cataloguing the exhibits, there is a wealth of supporting material contained in the essays within. An as new copy - still sealed. Paperback with laminated covers. Profusely illustrated throughout. Weight approximately 1.08kg unpacked. 200pp. Approx Dimensions: Approximately 203mm high x 222mm wide x 15mm deep. More photos on request. More photos on request.

[Reprint]. Map, beautifully illustrated in colour and black and white, 197pp, index, upper corner little bumped still a very good in paperback, 30.5 x 22cm. Accompanies the first exhibition of Thai art to be shown in the United States in more than 25 years. Essays include: Introduction to the History and Culture of the Kingdom of Siam; Siam's trade and Foreign Contacts in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries - Dhiravat na Pombejra; The Buddha Images of Ayutthaya - Hiram Woodward; The Evolution of the Memorial Towers of Siamese Temples - Santi Leksukhum; Wat Ratchaburana: Deposits of History, Art, and Culture of the Early Ayutthaya Period - Henry Ginsburg; Objects in the Exhibition - Forrest McGill; M.L. Pattaratorn Chirapravati; Tushara Bindu Gude; Natasha Reichie.

Hb. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First Edition. Clean brown cloth on boards with copper titles to spine. Eps: copper illustrations. Immaculate glossy content Full colour illustrations. Binding is As New. 245p. Dj: short thin light scratch to front jacket. Clean jacket. Large & heavy book: 315 x 240mm.