One Hundred StoriesHighlights from the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
Published by GILES in association with the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
Publish Date — September 2008 (UK and USA)
Dimensions — 232 pages, 254 × 229 mm (9 × 10 in.), portrait
Illustrations — 120 colour and 15 b&w illustrations
Hardback price — UK£25.00 / US$49.95
ISBN — 1-904832-54-7
ISBN — 978-1-904832-54-6
Book Details (pdf) — ONE-HUNDRED-STORIES_ai.pdf
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A beautifully illustrated survey of six centuries of art from one of the finest collections in the northeast United States
Features some of the leading names in 19th- and 20th-century art including Albert Bierstadt, Childe Hassam, George Luks, Willard Metcalf and Charles Willson Peale
Presents colour plates, with captions, of 100 of the Museum’s most important holdings of American and European Art
About the Book
One Hundred Stories celebrates one hundred paintings, sculptures, works on paper and decorative arts in the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts (WCMFA), Hagerstown, Maryland. Founded in 1931 by Anna Brugh Singer and William Henry Singer, Jr., the collection now includes over 6,000 objects, ranging from Old Master paintings to 20th-century art, with a particular emphasis on American art from the last two centuries.
Among the artworks presented are examples by leading American 18th- and 19th-century artists, including William Merritt Chase, Thomas Cole, Robert Henri and Joshua Johnson. 20th-century art is represented in works by Milton Avery, Philip Guston, Norman Rockwell, Frank Stella and a host of regional artists. The volume also features wonderful examples of decorative art, including a silver tea service by Christopher Dresser, earthenware by George Ohr, and fine examples of French Moderne art, and Art Deco glass.
Two essays cover the history of the Museum, and the wider role of museums in the United States
