The Ebsworth Collection: Twentieth-Century American Art (National Gallery of Art Publications) [Hardcover]

Bruce Robertson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2000 | Series: National Gallery of Art Publications

A National Gallery of Art Publication

This book, the companion volume to an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and the Seattle Art Museum, showcases the extraordinary collection of modern American masterworks assembled by Barney A. Ebsworth, a St. Louis businessman.

The collection includes paintings, sculpture, and works on paper by artists such as Patrick Henry Bruce, Alexander Calder, Willem de Kooning, Marsden Hartley, David Hockney, Edward Hopper, Jasper Johns, Jackson Pollock, Charles Sheeler, and Wayne Thiebaud.

With more than 135 illustrations and an illuminating essay by distinguished art historian Bruce Robinson, this book will be a revelation to anyone who loves 20th-century American art.

170 illustrations, 82 in full color, 9 5/8 x 11 1/4"

BRUCE ROBERTSON is a professor in the department of the history of art and architecture at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Mar. 5-June 11, 2000
Seattle Art Museum Aug. 10-Nov. 12, 2000

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This beautifully put together catalog showcases an exhibition of 74 paintings, sculpture, and works on paper from the collection of St. Louis businessman Barney A. Ebsworth, which traveled from Washington!s National Gallery to the Seattle Art Museum this year. It!s an especially fine example of the art of collecting, with noteworthy pieces superbly exemplifying American art up to the late 1960s. There!s an invigorating range of media and schools as well, from abstract canvases by Frank Stella and Jasper Johns to landscapes by John Marin and intimate figurative work by Alice Neel, Georgia O!Keefe, and Edward Hopper. Arranged alphabetically by artist, all 74 colorplates are accompanied by almost chapter-length biocritical essays written by curatorial luminaries on the staff of the National Gallery. These short texts are so richly informative that in a sense their educational power compensates for what!s surely lost in the visual translation of the adjacent reproductions. As good a simulacrum of actually visiting the museum as can be imagined, this would be a worthy purchase for all academic and large public libraries."Douglas F. Smith, Oakland P.L., CA
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 303 pages
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams (March 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810966999
• ISBN-13: 978-0810966994
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 10 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,233,222 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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