At last a comprehensive, full-color volume joins Hudson Hills Press's successful series of books on one of the world's greatest art museums.
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Renowned throughout the world for its extraordinary collections, the Art Institute of Chicago has evolved swiftly and impressively over its 221-year history and is now cherished by many museum-goers for its late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century European and American paintings. For other visitors, the extensive Asian collections are the draw, or the museum's Old Master drawings, photography exhibits, decorative arts, or much-adored miniature Thorne Rooms. This exciting volume's more than 400 luscious reproductions also reveal the fact that the museum is rich in the arts of ancient Egypt, Greece, Italy, and pre-Columbian North and South America. Selected by the museum's longtime director, James N. Wood, and explicated by the prolific art historian Debra Mancoff, these stellar works of art not only stand as highlights of the magnificent holdings of one fine institution but also constitute a glorious sampler of humankind's visual explorations, expressions, and revelations. Donna Seaman
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An outstanding addition to any art history collection,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Treasures from The Art Institute of Chicago (Hardcover)
Selected by James Wood and with commentaries by Debra Mancoff, Treasures From The Art Institute Of Chicago showcases almost 450 works of art taken from The Art Institute Of Chicago. The entries are divided into cultural and chronological sections consisting of a short, informative text and fully captioned images reproduced in full color. An informative introduction summarizes The Art Institute Of Chicago's history, from its founding in 1879 to the present, tracing the changing aesthetic and intellectual criteria that determined the definition of "treasure" with respect to this museum's outstanding collection. An outstanding addition to any art appreciation or art history collection, Treasures From The Art Institute Of Chicago is especially recommended as a community library Memorial Fund acquisition.
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