Whitney Museum of American Art
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Most widely held works about
Whitney Museum of American Art
- Frames of reference : looking at American art, 1900-1950 : works from the Whitney Museum of American Art by Whitney Museum of American Art( Book )
- American Visionaries : selections from the Whitney Museum of American Art by Whitney Museum of American Art( Book )
- The Whitney women and the museum they made : a memoir by Flora Miller Biddle( Book )
- Visions from America : photographs from the Whitney Museum of American Art, 1940-2001 by Whitney Museum of American Art( Book )
- Rebels on Eighth Street : Juliana Force and the Whitney Museum of American Art by Avis Berman( Book )
- 20th century drawings from the Whitney Museum of American Art by Whitney Museum of American Art( Book )
- Whitney Museum of American Art : selected works from the permanent collection by Whitney Museum of American Art( Book )
- Catalogue of the collection by Whitney Museum of American Art( Book )
- Whitney Museum of American Art by Ezra Stoller( Book )
- Legacy : the Emily Fisher Landau Collection by Whitney Museum of American Art( Book )
- An American legacy, a gift to New York : recent acquisitions from the Board of Trustees by Whitney Museum of American Art( Book )
- American art since 1970 : painting, sculpture, and drawings from the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York by Whitney Museum of American Art( Book )
- Whitney Museum of American Art : handbook of the collection by Whitney Museum of American Art( Book )
- Catalogue of the collection by Whitney Museum of American Art( Book )
- Bulletin of the Whitney Museum of American Art by Whitney Museum of American Art( )
- American art from the Whitney Museum, 1975-1995 : multiple identity = Arte Americana dal Whitney Museum, 1975-1995 : identità multiple by Whitney Museum of American Art( Book )
- Drawing acquisitions, 1978-1981 by Whitney Museum of American Art( Book )
- Painting & sculpture acquisitions, 1973-1986 by Whitney Museum of American Art( Book )
- Drawing acquisitions, 1981-1985 by Whitney Museum of American Art( Book )
- Maurice B. Prendergast : a concentration of works from the permanent collection : a 50th anniversary exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art, January 9-March 2, 1980 by Whitney Museum of American Art( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Whitney Museum of American Art
The art of Richard Diebenkorn by
Jane Livingston(
)
5 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 2,599 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this book, which accompanies the Whitney Museum's 1997 Diebenkorn retrospective exhibition, the most comprehensive survey of his work ever held, Diebenkorn emerges as an artist who restored to late modernism the sense of the sublime that seemed to fade with each successive decade after World War II. In the 1940s and early 1950s, he forged an impressive abstract vocabulary - and then suddenly abandoned it in 1955 for a representational mode that encompassed still lifes, landscapes, figures, and interiors. Along with painters David Park and Elmer Bischoff, he established what has come to be known as the Bay Area Figurative School
5 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 2,599 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this book, which accompanies the Whitney Museum's 1997 Diebenkorn retrospective exhibition, the most comprehensive survey of his work ever held, Diebenkorn emerges as an artist who restored to late modernism the sense of the sublime that seemed to fade with each successive decade after World War II. In the 1940s and early 1950s, he forged an impressive abstract vocabulary - and then suddenly abandoned it in 1955 for a representational mode that encompassed still lifes, landscapes, figures, and interiors. Along with painters David Park and Elmer Bischoff, he established what has come to be known as the Bay Area Figurative School
200 years of American sculpture by
Whitney Museum of American Art(
Book
)
21 editions published in 1976 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,132 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Katalog fra udstillingen marts-september 1976 i Whitney Museum of American Art
21 editions published in 1976 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,132 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Katalog fra udstillingen marts-september 1976 i Whitney Museum of American Art
The American century : art & culture, 1900-1950 by
Barbara Haskell(
Book
)
12 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 1,767 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This book considers American art as a response to political, social, and economic conditions. It opens at the start of the century, when boundaries between high art and all that simmered beneath it were collapsing. In these pages, we are able to see the dramatic changes that characterized art in the first half of the century. We discover why the New York Armory Show of 1913 was such a shock to many artistic sensibilities; how Alfred Stieglitz and his circle drove photography toward modernism, a movement that would eventually include all the arts; and how the Depression (and the WPA) shaped a generation of artists, leaving a rich, public legacy in photography, painting, literature, and architecture. By the century's midpoint, the artistic output of this still young nation was astonishing."--Jacket
12 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 1,767 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This book considers American art as a response to political, social, and economic conditions. It opens at the start of the century, when boundaries between high art and all that simmered beneath it were collapsing. In these pages, we are able to see the dramatic changes that characterized art in the first half of the century. We discover why the New York Armory Show of 1913 was such a shock to many artistic sensibilities; how Alfred Stieglitz and his circle drove photography toward modernism, a movement that would eventually include all the arts; and how the Depression (and the WPA) shaped a generation of artists, leaving a rich, public legacy in photography, painting, literature, and architecture. By the century's midpoint, the artistic output of this still young nation was astonishing."--Jacket
The flowering of American folk art, 1776-1876 by
Jean Lipman(
Book
)
8 editions published in 1974 in English and held by 1,694 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Interest in American folk art has increased steadily over recent years and is more widespread today than ever before--yet the full scope of this tradition has never until now been published in a single volume or presented in a single exhibition. This comprehensive book illustrates more than 400 outstanding examples produced during the period of its finest flowering. The authors, selecting from more than 10,000 objects, have discussed and illustrated the works in four major categories: pictures, painted, drawn and stitched; sculpture; architectural decoration; decorated household objects. The extraordinary range and quality of American folk art are revealed by such diverse subjects as portraits, genre and religious scenes, ship figure-heads, weathervanes, toys, tinware, tavern signs, painted furniture, quilts, and works in many other categories. Though primitive or naïve in the sense they were fashioned by men or women who were primarily craftsmen or amateur artists rather than "fine" artists, these objects each possess an originality, a power and a beauty that place them in the mainstream of the American artistic tradition. In addition to the illustrations, more than 100 in color, there are brief essays on each type of object, detailed captions for each work, biographical notes on the artists, and a selected bibliography."--Publisher's description
8 editions published in 1974 in English and held by 1,694 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Interest in American folk art has increased steadily over recent years and is more widespread today than ever before--yet the full scope of this tradition has never until now been published in a single volume or presented in a single exhibition. This comprehensive book illustrates more than 400 outstanding examples produced during the period of its finest flowering. The authors, selecting from more than 10,000 objects, have discussed and illustrated the works in four major categories: pictures, painted, drawn and stitched; sculpture; architectural decoration; decorated household objects. The extraordinary range and quality of American folk art are revealed by such diverse subjects as portraits, genre and religious scenes, ship figure-heads, weathervanes, toys, tinware, tavern signs, painted furniture, quilts, and works in many other categories. Though primitive or naïve in the sense they were fashioned by men or women who were primarily craftsmen or amateur artists rather than "fine" artists, these objects each possess an originality, a power and a beauty that place them in the mainstream of the American artistic tradition. In addition to the illustrations, more than 100 in color, there are brief essays on each type of object, detailed captions for each work, biographical notes on the artists, and a selected bibliography."--Publisher's description
American folk painters of three centuries by
Jean Lipman(
Book
)
9 editions published in 1980 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,614 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Published originally in 1980 by Arch Cape Press in association with the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, 233 pages (illustrated). Lavishly illustrated with informative text this book focuses on the finest identified American Folk painters of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Featuring over 150 masterpieces by 37 American artists and the fascinating stories of the detective work involved in tracking down the paintings and the artists responsible for them. A must for anyone interested in American Folk Art
9 editions published in 1980 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,614 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Published originally in 1980 by Arch Cape Press in association with the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, 233 pages (illustrated). Lavishly illustrated with informative text this book focuses on the finest identified American Folk painters of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Featuring over 150 masterpieces by 37 American artists and the fascinating stories of the detective work involved in tracking down the paintings and the artists responsible for them. A must for anyone interested in American Folk Art
Edward Hopper : the art and the artist by
Edward Hopper(
Book
)
5 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 1,560 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This sumptuous book presents the full range of Edward Hopper's work and offers greater access to Edward Hopper, the man, than any other single volume
5 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 1,560 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This sumptuous book presents the full range of Edward Hopper's work and offers greater access to Edward Hopper, the man, than any other single volume
Grant Wood, the regionalist vision by
Wanda M Corn(
Book
)
4 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 1,382 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Catalogue of a traveling exhibition held at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, and other galleries
4 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 1,382 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Catalogue of a traveling exhibition held at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, and other galleries
The American century : art & culture, 1950-2000 by
Lisa Phillips(
Book
)
8 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 1,343 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The second half of the twentieth century has been a time of rapid change and accelerated cycles of creativity. In this volume, Lisa Phillips keeps pace with the dizzying energy of these decades by focusing on the avant-garde - the artists who propelled American art after World War II and who continually challenge our basic assumptions about what art is and what the role of the artist should be within the turbulent social atmosphere of twentieth-century America. Sidebar essays by a variety of experts in related fields highlight the broad cultural context - from rock 'n' roll to underground film to postmodern dance - in which vanguard American art flourished."--Jacket
8 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 1,343 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The second half of the twentieth century has been a time of rapid change and accelerated cycles of creativity. In this volume, Lisa Phillips keeps pace with the dizzying energy of these decades by focusing on the avant-garde - the artists who propelled American art after World War II and who continually challenge our basic assumptions about what art is and what the role of the artist should be within the turbulent social atmosphere of twentieth-century America. Sidebar essays by a variety of experts in related fields highlight the broad cultural context - from rock 'n' roll to underground film to postmodern dance - in which vanguard American art flourished."--Jacket
Three centuries of American art by
Lloyd Goodrich(
Book
)
9 editions published between 1966 and 1968 in English and held by 1,206 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Based on the ... exhibition: Art of the United States, 1670-1966 ... Whitney Museum of American Art in 1966."
9 editions published between 1966 and 1968 in English and held by 1,206 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Based on the ... exhibition: Art of the United States, 1670-1966 ... Whitney Museum of American Art in 1966."
The paintings of Joan Mitchell by
Jane Livingston(
Book
)
7 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 1,160 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This exquisitely illustrated volume and the exhibition that it accompanies restore Joan Mitchell to her rightful place in the history of American artists--one of the few women among the first-rank Abstract Expressionist painters. 145 illustrations, 85 in color
7 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 1,160 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This exquisitely illustrated volume and the exhibition that it accompanies restore Joan Mitchell to her rightful place in the history of American artists--one of the few women among the first-rank Abstract Expressionist painters. 145 illustrations, 85 in color
Calder's universe by
Alexander Calder(
Book
)
9 editions published in 1976 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,154 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An exhibition based on this book is scheduled to be held at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Oct. 14, 1976 to May 1, 1977, and at other museums at later dates
9 editions published in 1976 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,154 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An exhibition based on this book is scheduled to be held at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Oct. 14, 1976 to May 1, 1977, and at other museums at later dates
Winslow Homer by
Winslow Homer(
Book
)
10 editions published in 1973 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,118 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Reproductions of Homer's oils and watercolors accompany a brief account of his life, career, and artistic themes
10 editions published in 1973 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,118 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Reproductions of Homer's oils and watercolors accompany a brief account of his life, career, and artistic themes
Unknown terrain : the landscapes of Andrew Wyeth by
Beth Venn(
Book
)
9 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 1,067 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume, which accompanies a landmark exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, is the first to focus exclusively on the exquisite landscape paintings and watercolors that Wyeth has been creating throughout his long career. Fluid, expressionistic, often breathtaking in their abstract beauty, these landscapes enable us to view Wyeth's work without the usual focus on narrative and anecdote. By revealing the art behind the story, they offer a fresh basis for understanding Wyeth's genius
9 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 1,067 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume, which accompanies a landmark exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, is the first to focus exclusively on the exquisite landscape paintings and watercolors that Wyeth has been creating throughout his long career. Fluid, expressionistic, often breathtaking in their abstract beauty, these landscapes enable us to view Wyeth's work without the usual focus on narrative and anecdote. By revealing the art behind the story, they offer a fresh basis for understanding Wyeth's genius
Jasper Johns by
Michael Crichton(
Book
)
4 editions published in 1977 in English and held by 1,066 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This book pairs two major talents of our time, the painter/sculptor/printmaker Jasper Johns and the physician/novelist/filmmaker Michael Crichton."--Jacket
4 editions published in 1977 in English and held by 1,066 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This book pairs two major talents of our time, the painter/sculptor/printmaker Jasper Johns and the physician/novelist/filmmaker Michael Crichton."--Jacket
Saul Steinberg by
Saul Steinberg(
Book
)
6 editions published in 1978 in English and held by 1,055 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Illuminates Steinberg's creative genius as a writer of pictures by critically viewing his ability to transcend borders between art and language in his drawings, cartoons, New Yorker covers, watercolors, and three-dimensional constructions
6 editions published in 1978 in English and held by 1,055 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Illuminates Steinberg's creative genius as a writer of pictures by critically viewing his ability to transcend borders between art and language in his drawings, cartoons, New Yorker covers, watercolors, and three-dimensional constructions
Alice Neel by
Alice Neel(
Book
)
6 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 1,049 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This volume accompanies a landmark exhibition organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art to celebrate the centennial of the artist's birth. It reviews the full range of Neel's paintings, from her early watercolors to the late work for which she finally achieved renown. Three essays, by Ann Temkin, Susan Rosenberg, and Richard Flood, examine Neel's indirect presence in her paintings, the roots of her work in the culture of the 1930s, and her portrayal of the contemporary art world. The transcript from a roundtable discussion among Neel's sitters and a richly illustrated chronology provide much new information on the artist's life and work."--Jacket
6 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 1,049 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This volume accompanies a landmark exhibition organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art to celebrate the centennial of the artist's birth. It reviews the full range of Neel's paintings, from her early watercolors to the late work for which she finally achieved renown. Three essays, by Ann Temkin, Susan Rosenberg, and Richard Flood, examine Neel's indirect presence in her paintings, the roots of her work in the culture of the 1930s, and her portrayal of the contemporary art world. The transcript from a roundtable discussion among Neel's sitters and a richly illustrated chronology provide much new information on the artist's life and work."--Jacket
John Singer Sargent by
Patricia Hills(
Book
)
4 editions published in 1986 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,035 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A valuable contribution to the history of late 19th-century European and American art, covering every aspect of John Singer Sargent's life, work, and artistic sensibility. 260 illustrations, 90 in full color
4 editions published in 1986 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,035 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A valuable contribution to the history of late 19th-century European and American art, covering every aspect of John Singer Sargent's life, work, and artistic sensibility. 260 illustrations, 90 in full color
American pop art by
Lawrence Alloway(
Book
)
5 editions published in 1974 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,031 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The works in this volume are those exhibited in the Whitney Museum's American Pop Art survey -- the first major retrospective exhibit of this exhilarating contemporary art whose principal themes are taken from advertising, comic strips, motion pictures, and other forms of popular culture. The combination of Alloway's brilliant exposition and the one-hundred-and-five illustrations, ten in color, provides an illuminating experience, a visualization and understanding of this complex, exciting, typically American art movement."--Page 4 of cover
5 editions published in 1974 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,031 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The works in this volume are those exhibited in the Whitney Museum's American Pop Art survey -- the first major retrospective exhibit of this exhilarating contemporary art whose principal themes are taken from advertising, comic strips, motion pictures, and other forms of popular culture. The combination of Alloway's brilliant exposition and the one-hundred-and-five illustrations, ten in color, provides an illuminating experience, a visualization and understanding of this complex, exciting, typically American art movement."--Page 4 of cover
Shaker design by
June Sprigg(
Book
)
8 editions published in 1986 in English and held by 1,024 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Shaker movement in America began in 1774 when Mother Ann Lee emigrated from Manchester, England, with a small group of followers, and settled in New York State. Despite impoverished beginnings, the Shakers flourished in the early nineteenth century, and by 1840 there were four to six thousand members living in eighteen principle communities from Maine to Kentucky. Turning away from society, they lived in large families that were both celibate and communal. In striving for heaven on earth, they created a visual environment of such harmony and quiet power that it continues to impress observers today, when the Shakers have all but passed from the American scene. The many works presented in this beautiful volume reveal the Shaker commitment to excellence in all matters. The chairs, cases of drawers, work stands, baskets, oval boxes, wheelbarrows, stoves, looms, and even tailoring tools have a purity of form that transcends mere utility and elevates our appreciation beyond a sense of function."--Amazon
8 editions published in 1986 in English and held by 1,024 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Shaker movement in America began in 1774 when Mother Ann Lee emigrated from Manchester, England, with a small group of followers, and settled in New York State. Despite impoverished beginnings, the Shakers flourished in the early nineteenth century, and by 1840 there were four to six thousand members living in eighteen principle communities from Maine to Kentucky. Turning away from society, they lived in large families that were both celibate and communal. In striving for heaven on earth, they created a visual environment of such harmony and quiet power that it continues to impress observers today, when the Shakers have all but passed from the American scene. The many works presented in this beautiful volume reveal the Shaker commitment to excellence in all matters. The chairs, cases of drawers, work stands, baskets, oval boxes, wheelbarrows, stoves, looms, and even tailoring tools have a purity of form that transcends mere utility and elevates our appreciation beyond a sense of function."--Amazon
American art of our century by
Whitney Museum of American Art(
Book
)
7 editions published in 1961 in English and held by 1,008 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published in 1961 in English and held by 1,008 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Haskell, Barbara Other Curator Publishing director Author Editor Collector
- Goodrich, Lloyd 1897-1987 Other Author of introduction Author Editor
- Baur, John I. H. (John Ireland Howe) 1909-1987 Author
- Marshall, Richard 1947-2014 Other Author Editor Collector
- Hopper, Edward 1882-1967 Other Illustrator Author
- Lipman, Jean 1909-1998 Other Adapter Author Editor
- Phillips, Lisa 1954- Other Author Editor Redactor
- Sussman, Elisabeth 1939- Other Editor Author Contributor Compiler Curator
- Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, Calif.) Other Publisher Editor
- Levin, Gail 1948- Other Author
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Abstract expressionism Art Art, American Art, Modern Artists Art museum directors Art patrons Art--Private collections Arts, American Arts, Modern Biddle, Flora Miller Buildings Calder, Alexander, Diebenkorn, Richard, Drawing, American Folk art Force, Juliana, Homer, Winslow, Hopper, Edward, Johns, Jasper, Landau, Emily Fisher Landscapes in art Miller, Flora Whitney Mitchell, Joan, Neel, Alice, Neoclassicism (Art) New York (State)--New York Painting, American Painting, American--Themes, motives Photograph collections Photography Photography, Artistic Pop art Portrait painting, American Prendergast, Maurice, Primitivism in art Primitivism in art--Themes, motives Regionalism in art Sargent, John Singer, Sculpture, American Sculpture, Modern Sculpture, Neoclassical Shaker decorative arts Shaker furniture Steinberg, Saul United States Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt, Whitney Museum of American Art Wood, Grant, Wyeth, Andrew,
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