About this title: The Whitney Museum of American Art, founded by visionary patron and artist Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942), is home to one of the finest collections of American art in the country. "Frames of Reference" features eminent contributors from the fields of art, literature, and contemporary culture who together provide a wide-ranging introduction to American art as well as to the Whitney Museum's unparalleled collection. Kennedy Fraser's introductory essay focuses on Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, especially on her relationships with the artists of her time, her own artistic development, and ...
read more
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: 1st edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2000-01-11
ISBN-13:9780520218871ISBN:0520218876
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Edition: 1st edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2000-01-11
ISBN-13:9780520218871ISBN:0520218876
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Whitney Museum of American Art, NY. In association with Univ. of...
Date Published: 1999
Description: Paperback, in as new condition. [From the Introduction] This book “unlike the typical collection catalogue, does not aim for a single, consisten, and omniscient voice. Rather, the volume highlights different readings of selected works from 1900 to 1950 in the Whitney Museum's Permanent Collection. Focusing on varieties of interpretation also keeps the controversial, founding spirit of the Musuem alive along with the independent, experimental approaches of the artists themselves, many of whom ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780520218871ISBN:0520218876
Description: Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket. 0520218876. Tight bright unmarked book in rubbed DJ with 3 cm edgetear and two half-inch edgetears. 229 illustrations.; 0.92 x 10.45 x 9.47 Inches; 224 pages. read more
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
