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American Drawings and Watercolors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Kevin J. Avery
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Description for American Drawings and Watercolors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Hardcover. The Metropolitan Museum of Art began acquiring American drawings in 1880. This catalogue, the first volume in a series devoted to the museum's holdings, presents works by artists born before 1835, including such great American artists as Thomas Cole and James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 444 pages, 126 colour plates 450 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; ACV; ACX; AFCC; AFF; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 290 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2008.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art began acquiring American drawings in 1880 and has since amassed a spectacular collection of more than 1,400 works in watercolor, pastel, ink, graphite, chalk, and charcoal. This beautifully produced catalogue, the first volume in a series devoted to the museum’s rich holdings, presents works by artists born before 1835, including such great American artists as John Singleton Copley, Thomas Cole, George Inness, and James Abbott McNeill Whistler.
In his introduction, Kevin J. Avery describes the acquisitions history of American drawings at the Metropolitan from 1880 to the present day. Marjorie Shelley writes on the ... Read more
The Metropolitan Museum of Art began acquiring American drawings in 1880 and has since amassed a spectacular collection of more than 1,400 works in watercolor, pastel, ink, graphite, chalk, and charcoal. This beautifully produced catalogue, the first volume in a series devoted to the museum’s rich holdings, presents works by artists born before 1835, including such great American artists as John Singleton Copley, Thomas Cole, George Inness, and James Abbott McNeill Whistler.
In his introduction, Kevin J. Avery describes the acquisitions history of American drawings at the Metropolitan from 1880 to the present day. Marjorie Shelley writes on the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
Series
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300093728
SKU
V9780300093728
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About Kevin J. Avery
Kevin J. Avery is Associate Curator and Claire A. Conway is Research Assistant in the Department of American Paintings and Sculpture at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Marjorie Shelley is Sherman Fairchild Conservator in Charge, Sherman Fairchild Center for Works on Paper and Photograph Conservation at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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