New American Art Museums

New American Art Museums
Author: Helen Searing
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1982-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780520048959

Examines the development of the architecture of American art museums, analyzing seven recent buildings

Chuck Close

Chuck Close
Author: Robert Storr
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1998
Genre: Artists
ISBN: 0870700669

For the past 30 years, American artist Chuck Close (b. 1940) has concentrated on essentially one subject: the human face. This volume, the most comprehensive assessment of Close's work yet published, includes portraits of Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Alex Katz, Lucas Samaras, and others. It accompanies a mid-career retrospective opening at The Museum of Modern Art, New York in February 1998. 178 illustrations, 113 in color.

John Sloan's Oil Paintings

John Sloan's Oil Paintings
Author: John Sloan
Publisher: University of Delaware Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 1991
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0874134390

Descriptions and histories of the 1,265 oils by John Sloan (1871-1951), more than 1,000 of which are illustrated. Includes critical commentary, the artist's own comments, and an analysis of Sloan's work and his role in American painting. Indexing by title and subject. Illustrated.

Whitney Biennial 2019

Whitney Biennial 2019
Author: Jane Panetta
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2019-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0300242751

Showcasing the work of an exciting group of contemporary artists, this book reflects the trends shaping art in the United States today.

Printed Stuff

Printed Stuff
Author: Richard H. Axsom
Publisher: Hudson Hills
Total Pages: 468
Release: 1997
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781555951238

This magnificent volume documents the printmaking career of leading pop artist, influential creator of public monuments, and bravura draftsman Claes Oldenburg. Includes an important essay on Oldenburg's career and a catalogue of his entire printed oeuvre, from limited editions to ephemera. A must for scholars and collectors. 55 b&w illustrations, 52 duotones, 381 colorplates (including 2 gatefolds.

Sol LeWitt

Sol LeWitt
Author: Sol LeWitt
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0300083580

Om den amerikanske kunstner Sol LeWitt, født 1928

The Fran and Ray Stark Collection of 20th-century Sculpture at the J. Paul Getty Museum

The Fran and Ray Stark Collection of 20th-century Sculpture at the J. Paul Getty Museum
Author: Christopher Bedford
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2008
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780892369041

This catalogue celebrates the recently installed collection of twentieth-century sculpture donated to the J. Paul Getty Trust by the Fran and Ray Stark Trust in 2005. The book takes the reader on a visual tour of the J. Paul Getty Museum's new sculpture gardens and installations, which features twenty-eight works by artists such as Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Ferdinand Léger, Roy Lichtenstein, René Magritte, Aristide Maillol, Joan Miró, Henry Moore, and Isamu Noguchi. The book offers essays on the curatorial decisions involved in establishing harmonious groupings; a history of European and American sculpture within built outdoor environments and gardens; and catalogue entries that discuss individual pieces within their broader art-historical contexts.

The Art of Joan Brown

The Art of Joan Brown
Author: Karen Tsujimoto
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780520214699

Examines the California artist's life and work, offering reproductions of many of her pieces