The Nelson Atkins Museum Of Art

Author : Kristie C. Wolferman
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 0826274412
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art written by Kristie C. Wolferman and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Kansas City’s Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art opened to the public in 1933, it was viewed as a miracle, an oasis of culture in a Midwestern town whose image was still largely one of cowboys and steaks. In an engaging style, Kristie Wolferman tells the history of the Nelson-Atkins from its founding to the present day, a fascinating combination of people, events, and circumstances that culminated in an art museum that now holds its own among the finest in the world. Wolferman begins by relaying how the trustees of the estates of the reclusive widow Mary Atkins and the family of Kansas City Star newspaper editor William Rockhill Nelson joined forces to establish a museum from scratch, then goes on to consider all of the highly talented people who directed and staffed the Nelson-Atkins along the way, their efforts resulting in many bold innovations, among them new collections, grounds, and educational programs and offerings. With 100 color and black and white photographs, this book will be treasured by all who love and admire this remarkable institution, one that attracts half a million visitors—from across the city, state, nation, and world—each year. This is a co-publication of the University of Missouri Press and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

Author : Gaylord Torrence
Publisher : Nelson-Atkins Museum
ISBN 13 : 9780997044652
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Continuum written by Gaylord Torrence and published by Nelson-Atkins Museum. This book was released on 2020-03 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark publication brings North American Indigenous art to the fore with the presentation of 280 objects from the culturally and aesthetically rich collection of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. More than two-thirds of the volume's featured works--paintings, sculptures, drawings, regalia, ceramics, textiles, and baskets--have never before appeared in publication. These profound artistic achievements represent the traditions of Native cultures across the US and Canada in a continuum of visual expression from pre-encounter to the present. W. Richard West, Jr., President and CEO of the Autry Museum of the American West and Founding Director and Director Emeritus of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, opens the book with a compelling essay contrasting Western and Indigenous understandings of Native art. In a second essay, Curator of American Art Stephanie Fox Knappe contextualizes the voices of twenty-two contemporary artists. Full-page detail images of the artist's works are included. The inspired vision underlying the collection and this publication is articulated by Curator of Native American Art Gaylord Torrence, who traces the evolution of the Nelson-Atkins holdings and their significant expansion since 2001. He also provides an overview of the traditions of seven geographical regions and offers a framework for engaging with these remarkable works. New voices, fresh perspectives, and masterworks certain to find their place in the canon of Native American art history combine in an enlightening and important survey.

Author : Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art written by Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This extraordinary book is the first in a projected series of specialized catalogues documenting the permanent collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri. The collection of Italian paintings, a total of sixty works, is a representative one for the years 1300-1800 with significant examples from all major schools." "Each catalogue entry, written by Eliot W. Rowlands, includes a thorough and lively biography on the artist; complete technical notes and a detailed description; a fully documented commentary with a discussion of attribution, date, subject, and function; an exacting list of references that also summarizes the critical history of each work; and a full account of exhibition history and provenance. All the Italian paintings in the Nelson-Atkins collection are reproduced in full color, and there are over 200 black-and-white comparative illustrations."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Publisher : Nelson Gallery Foundation
ISBN 13 : 9780615488820
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Masterworks of Chinese Art written by Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and published by Nelson Gallery Foundation. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlights 27 works from the thousands in the museum's collection.

Author : Andy Goldsworthy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wall written by Andy Goldsworthy and published by . This book was released on 2000-05 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents the British photographer's latest artwork -- a 2,278 - foot stone wall at Storm King Arts Center, New York. Stunning color photographs show the wall from every vantage point & in all four seasons, as well as documenting ephemeral work made around it.

Author : Austen Barron Bailly
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 3791354221
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Epics written by Austen Barron Bailly and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This generously illustrated book explores the connections between Thomas Hart Benton’s art and Hollywood movies from groundbreaking perspectives. Thomas Hart Benton was a thoroughly American artist. His regionally focused paintings and murals depicted everyday American life as well as the country’s history. This volume focuses on one of the most American of Benton’s associations: Hollywood. Not only did Benton create commissioned murals and portraits of film stars and movies, but he also developed a style that was highly theatrical and narrative. This volume is the first to collect all the works conceived by Benton for the film industry. It includes related ephemera, photographs, and documents of Benton at work, along with a series of thought-provoking essays that explore a diverse array of topics—from Benton’s engagement with American identity from the 1920s to the 1960s, to parallels between Benton’s use of Old Master methods and film production techniques. Fans of Thomas Hart Benton will find surprising insights into his career, while those fascinated by Hollywood history will discover how one of America’s most revered artists shaped and was in turn influenced by the film industry.

Author : Kristie C. Wolferman
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826209085
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art written by Kristie C. Wolferman and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the establishment of the museum, which opened in 1933, describing the people and events that made it happen. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Publisher : ABRAMS
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Collections of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art written by Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 1988 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alexander Nemerov
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300172393
Total Pages : 151 pages
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Download or read book To Make a World written by Alexander Nemerov and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in conjunction with an exhibition on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., Mar. 11-Sept. 5, 2011.

Author : Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780942614398
Total Pages : 416 pages
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Download or read book The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art written by Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: