Abstract Expressionism and Other Modern Works: The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art [Hardcover]

David Anfam (Author), Lisa Mintz Messinger (Editor), Gary Tinterow (Editor)

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Publication Date: November 1, 2007 | Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art

This handsome book features 63 paintings, sculptures, and drawings from The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection, which was recently given to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it will be exhibited beginning in September 2007. Long recognized for its preeminent Abstract Expressionist works, the collection includes major canvases by the great painters of the movement, among them De Kooning, Pollock, and Rothko, and sculptures by David Smith. Also featured are Morris Louis, Noland, Oldenburg, and other Americans of the succeeding generation as well as a selection of works by early European modernists such as Arp, Giacometti, Léger, and Miró. With color illustrations throughout, the book features texts by 22 leading scholars, including David Anfam, Diane Kelder, and Richard Shiff.

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Lisa Mintz Messinger is associate curator and Gary Tinterow is Englehard Curator in Charge in the Department of 19th-Century, Modern, and Contemporary Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art (November 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0300122527
• ISBN-13: 978-0300122527
• Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 9.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,842,569 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #77 in Books > Arts & Photography > Schools, Periods & Styles > Abstract Expressionism

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4.0 out of 5 stars Seminal works from a Chicago collection go to the Met, October 16, 2007

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This review is from: Abstract Expressionism and Other Modern Works: The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Hardcover)

This book is a catalogue for the newly-acquired Muriel Kallis Newman collection of abstract expressionist works at the Met in NY. Some beautiful illustrations and enlightening explanations of seminal works (especially by De Kooning and Pollock) make this a valuable addition to the literature on this major artistic movement that dominated the American scene in the 1950's. The introduction is an interesting interview of the collector herself, who explains how she got acquainted with most of the artists she collected at a time when almost no one was paying attention to them.