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This Other Eden: Paintings from the Yale Center for British Art
Malcolm Warner
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Description for This Other Eden: Paintings from the Yale Center for British Art
Hardcover. In 1966, American collector and philanthropist Paul Mellon presented to Yale University a collection of British paintings, drawings, sculpture, prints and rare books, thus founding the Yale Center for British Art. This is an expanded catalogue for an exhibition touring Australia in 1998. Num Pages: 220 pages, 60 b&w illustrations, 80 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; AFC; AGB; GBCR; WTHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1330.
In 1966, American collector and philanthropist Paul Mellon presented to Yale University a glorious collection of British paintings, drawings, sculpture, prints, and rare books. Subsequently he provided funds for the celebrated Louis Kahn building to house the collection, bestowed additional works of art, and established an endowment for continuing acquisitions. This lavishly illustrated book presents eighty masterpieces from the Yale Center for British Art-a collection of British art that is unrivalled outside the United Kingdom for either size or comprehensiveness. In his introduction, Patrick McCaughey describes Mellon's lifelong passion for British culture and the imprint of his ... Read more
In 1966, American collector and philanthropist Paul Mellon presented to Yale University a glorious collection of British paintings, drawings, sculpture, prints, and rare books. Subsequently he provided funds for the celebrated Louis Kahn building to house the collection, bestowed additional works of art, and established an endowment for continuing acquisitions. This lavishly illustrated book presents eighty masterpieces from the Yale Center for British Art-a collection of British art that is unrivalled outside the United Kingdom for either size or comprehensiveness. In his introduction, Patrick McCaughey describes Mellon's lifelong passion for British culture and the imprint of his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300074987
SKU
V9780300074987
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About Malcolm Warner
Patrick McCaughey is director of the Yale Center for British Art. Malcolm Warner and Julia Marciari Alexander are curators in the department of paintings and sculpture at the Yale Center for British Art.
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