Art at Lincoln Center: The Public Art and List Print and Poster Collections
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (832 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00IRKYNFS |
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| Number of Pages | : | 310 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Revisiting an era before art auctions were reported in the business section and Christie's and Sotheby's were featured on the evening news, you'll meet the architects, collectors, benefactors, and advisors who made art a presence at Lincoln Center, including Philip Johnson, Vera List, Museum of Modern Art director Albert Barr, and many more. You will join these heroes of Modernism as they take on conservative politicians and critics in a suspenseful struggle peppered with provocative issues, inspiring discoveries, and still-relevant discussions about the relationship
The last portion is a complete catalog of the List print and poster collection.. The first volume to showcase both Lincoln Center's fabulous public art and the List Poster and Print collection, Art at Lincoln Center begins with a tour of the campus and the art that has been collected since its inception. A brief history of how the pieces were selected and brought to Lincoln Center follows (featuring Frank Stanton, David Rockefeller, and Philip Johnson who were the leading figures in building the collection) with charming anecdotes about the artists and the politics behind the selections of the artists and their works. The story of the creation of the List collection, with a focus on Vera List's formidable role, close the text portion of the book
Charles A. . He has appeared on CNN, NBC, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, and Fox News. Riley II, a professor of English at Baruch College at the City University of New York, is the author of The Art of Peter Max, The Saints of Modern Art, and The Jazz Age in France