Collecting With Vision Treasures from the Chrysler Museum of Art
Jefferson C. Harrison, Gary E. Baker and Brooks Johnson. With a Foreword by William J. Hennessey, Director
Published by GILES in association with the Chrysler Museum of Art
Publish Date — May 2007 (UK and USA)
Dimensions — 160 pages, 250 x 210mm (8 ¼ x 10 in.), portrait
Illustrations — 208 colour illustrations
Hardback price — UK£20.00/US$35.00
ISBN — 1- 904832- 33- 4
ISBN — 978-1-904832-33-1
Book Details (pdf) — Collecting_With_Vision_ai.pdf
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Press Release — Remarkable survey of five centuries of art from...
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A beautifully illustrated survey of five centuries of art from the collections of one of America’s leading museums
Features colour plates of over 200 of the most important artworks from the Museum’s holdings of American, European and decorative art
About the Book
Featuring highlights from the great collection of the Chrysler Museum of Art, this volume includes paintings by leading American artists, such as Copley, Cole, Bierstadt, Homer, Cassatt and Hopper; Italian Renaissance and Baroque masterpieces by Filippino Lippi and Salvator Rosa; Dutch and Flemish Old Masters, including Peter Paul Rubens; and the work of European painters like Velazquez, Delacroix and Gauguin. The Museum also boasts major collections of decorative art, including Worcester porcelain, Gorham silver, and the internationally important glass collection with works by Tiffany, Gallé, Dale Chihuly and Catherine “Cappy” Thompson. Photography also features strongly, with early photographs, including images form the Civil War and iconic photographs from the Civil Rights Movement.
