Legacy
The Emily Fisher Landau Collection
Published on 10. May 2011
Book
Hardback
388 pages
978-0-300-17108-2 (ISBN)
Description
In May 2010, New York philanthropist Emily Fisher Landau promised 370 works by more than 85 artists to the Whitney Museum of American Art. This handsome volume highlights each of the artists in the gift, including Carl Andre, Jasper Johns, Willem de Kooning, Ed Ruscha, Lorna Simpson, Kiki Smith, Andy Warhol, and other seminal figures.
Much more than simply a record of the pledge, Legacy: The Emily Fisher Landau Collection showcases the best of the art made in the United States during the past five decades. Informative entries, written by the museum's curators and other scholars, cover all works in the gift and are accompanied by 125 stunning color plates. Also included are an essay on the nature of collecting by Donna De Salvo and a full-color checklist of the entire gift.
Distributed for the Whitney Museum of American Art
Exhibition Schedule:
Whitney Museum of American Art (02/10/11-05/01/11)
Much more than simply a record of the pledge, Legacy: The Emily Fisher Landau Collection showcases the best of the art made in the United States during the past five decades. Informative entries, written by the museum's curators and other scholars, cover all works in the gift and are accompanied by 125 stunning color plates. Also included are an essay on the nature of collecting by Donna De Salvo and a full-color checklist of the entire gift.
Distributed for the Whitney Museum of American Art
Exhibition Schedule:
Whitney Museum of American Art (02/10/11-05/01/11)
Reviews / Votes
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Illustrations
392 color illus.
Dimensions
Height: 298 mm
Width: 241 mm
Weight
3039 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-17108-2 (9780300171082)
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