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2002131057London / New York: Merrill; distributed in the USA by Rizzoli International 2002. Softcover. VG- a lovely book with a vertical curve and a bumped corner. Little wear otherwise. White and blue illustrated wraps. 255 pp. Over 300 illustrations chiefly in color. "Based in London but working across Britain and beyond Artangel commissions and produces exceptional projects by outstanding contemporary artists. Over the past two decades the projects have materialised in a range of different sites and situations and in countless forms of media." From the Artangel website. "Surveying 40 projects realised over the past decade by film-makers writers visual artists composers choreographers and performers this text provides a unique overview of the special alchemy generated when a location becomes central to the development of a work of art." - book jacket. Merrill; distributed in the USA by Rizzoli International unknown books
19503771Washington DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art 1950. Softcover. VG. Blue wraps. 270 pp. 311 bw plates. Although this publication reads like a history text for the most part the way the illustrations are interspersed within the text really makes this a very important study in American historical painting. Very scarce catalogue with hundreds of bw plates although some are small. Full catalogue at rear. The exhibition was organized by Hermann Warner Williams and the main essay was written by Elizabeth McCausland. Eight-page introductory essay by Williams. Many of the works in this exhibition were drawn from private sources and had never been generally seen before. Corcoran Gallery of Art unknown books
200133620Philadelphia: The Athenaeum of Philadelphia 2001. Softcover. VG. Blue illus. wraps. 86 pp. 44 bw plates. Issued in conjunction with a 2001-2002 exhibition of architecture-related pieces from the collection of Robert L. Raley. The annotated and illustrated catalogue addresses 44 pieces and includes architectural drawings by Robert Adam Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi William Dugdale John Ferrar Roland Freart William Gilpin John Haviland Thomas Sheraton Abraham Swan and many others. The Athenaeum of Philadelphia unknown books
1984139704Tuscaloosa: Gulf States Paper Corporation 1984. Softcover. VG with ever so slight wrinkling and sunning to covers at spine. White stapled wraps with color illustration and black lettering; 24 pp. with 4 bw images. An inviting 21-page essay by Jack Warner about building his art collecting for Gulf States Paper and the David Warner Foundation and the impact of the visual arts on his life. The works are displayed in Tuscaloosa. Gulf States Paper Corporation unknown books
193617384.2NY: McFarlane Warde McFarlane and Japan Society of New York 1936. Hardcover. Good ex art school library with one line stamp on the verso of all plates. Olive colored cloth rebound with no spine title. 55 pp. 85 bw plates. McFarlane, Warde, McFarlane and Japan Society of New York hardcover books
195922033Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press 1959. first. Softcover. VG extremely fresh but for light fading to spine. Dusty rose wraps with label. xix 165 pp. NO PLATES. This is the text volume from the complete publication package which also included over 200 bw colotype plates and a silk-covered wooden box. Still very useful and a first edition of this work in immaculate condition. Harvard University Press unknown books
199630459Washington DC: National Gallery of Art 1996. Softcover. VG light shelfwear. Pictorial wraps. 255 pp. 70 color 100 bw plates. This book and the 1997 exhibition it portrays were assembled by the National Gallery of Art Washington D.C. From the medieval tendencies of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and other Pre-Raphaelites to the classicism of Frederic Leighton and Lawrence Alma-Tadema Victorian painting encompasses a broad range of subjects and styles. Features 225 illustrations including 75 in color with each color plate thoroughly discussed and biographies of each painter included. Includes many lesser-known but very deserving painters such as George Clausen Albert Moore Stanhope Forbes Von Herkomer the superb George Frederic Watts and Richard Dadd. Very comprehensive and detailed. Superb reproductions entirely from original paintings. National Gallery of Art unknown books
1996172295Washington DC: National Gallery of Art 1996. Hardcover. VG/VG minimal shelf wear at corners in excellent condition. Red cloth boards with gold gilt lettering on spine color-illustrated dust jacket with red and white lettering. 255 pp. 170 illustrations including 70 color plates. "J.M. Turner John Everett Millais Ford Madox Brown Edward Burne-Jones James Tissot and William Holman Hunt are among the Victorian painters whose work is showcased in this elegant volume which accompanies an exhibition organized by the National Gallery of Art Washington . Illustrated and discussed are not only chatacteristically Victorian narrative and genre paintings but also works that reflect international development such as the European symbolist movement. From the medieval tendencies of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and other Pre-Raphaelites to the classicism of Frederic Leighton and Lawrence Alma-Tadema Victorian painting encompassed a broad range of subjects and styles." - dust jacket description. National Gallery of Art hardcover books
1998107472New Haven CT: Yale Center for British Art / Yale University 1998. Softcover. VG Library stamp on inside front cover; library stickers on front and back covers. Color illus. wraps; 216 pp.; 80 color plates; 19 bw figures; 2 gate-folds. Accompanied the traveling exhibition of the same name which appeared at the Art Gallery of New South Wales Queensland Art Gallery and the Art Gallery of South Australia in 1998; 53 artists represented including Constable Hogarth Sickert Turner and others. Yale Center for British Art / Yale University unknown books
200133126New Haven Conn: Yale Center for British Art 2001. Softcover. VG- Light wear to wraps. Color illustrated wraps. ix 262 pp. 81 color plates. Works by van Dyck Jan Siberechts William Hogarth Gainsborough Richard Wilson Joshua Reynolds Thomas Lawrence Henry Raeburn John Constable Joseph Mallord William Turner John Martin Frederic Leighton Ben Nicholson Stanley Spencer Francis Bacon Jenny Saville and many others. Published on occasion of the exhibition held at Yale Center for British Art New Haven Conn. Sept. 27-Dec. 30 2001 and Huntington Library Art Collections and Botanical Gardens San Marino Calif. Feb. 3-May 5 2002. Includes bibliographical references and index. Yale Center for British Art unknown books
1996141399London: National Touring Exhibitions Hayward Gallery 1996. Softcover. VG. Lilac & illus. wraps 95 pp. color & BW illus. Issued in conjunction with several 1996-1997 exhibitions assembled to the theme by Marina Warner. With an essay by her and many examples from a variety of artists. National Touring Exhibitions, Hayward Gallery unknown books
19794379Laramie WY: University of Wyoming 1979. Hardcover. VG- Label & few marks from previous gallery owner;slight soiling to dj; interior unaffected. Red cloth orange paper dust jacket xiii 213 pp. 19 bw plates. A most interesting look at both the art of Alfred Jacob Miller 1810-1874 and life in the Rocky Mountains during the heyday of the fur trade. #105 of 500 copies numbered and initialed by the author. University of Wyoming hardcover books
19614944Washington DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art 1961. Softcover. VG. Wraps. 235 pp. 5 color 231 bw plates. A remarkable book which accompanied the exhibition of this title which appeared at the Corcoran Gallery and The Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Catalogue lists 236 works in all mediums. Index of artists whose works are included. Quite scarce. Corcoran Gallery of Art unknown books
1975172837Washington DC: Corcoran Gallery 1975. Paperback. VG- ex-museum library copy with stamps ink marks and call number label on front cover. Beige stapled wraps with burnt orange lettering. 16 unnumbered pages. Illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition from November 21 to December 20 1959. Corcoran Gallery paperback books
1958172838Washington DC: The Corcoran Gallery of Art 1958. Paperback. VG- ex-musuem library copy with call number label stamp and ink markings. light corner and edge wear to wraps. Cream wraps with red lettering. 23 unnumbered pages. Illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition from November 22 to December 14 1958. The Corcoran Gallery of Art paperback books
1975172836Washington DC: Corcoran Gallery 1975. Paperback. VG- ex-museum library copy with stamps ink marks and call number label on front cover. Gray stapled wraps with green lettering. 16 unnumbered pages. Illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition from November 23 1957 to January 5 1958. Corcoran Gallery paperback books
1963172843Washington DC: Corcoran Gallery 1963. Paperback. VG. Green wraps with black and blue lettering. 35 pp. BW illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition from January 18 to March 3 1963 at the Corcoran Gallery. Corcoran Gallery paperback books
1965172844Washington DC: Corcoran Gallery 1965. Softcover. VG- minor fading at spine minimal wear to edges. Gray wraps with black and brown design and black lettering. 35 pp. BW illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition from February 26 to April 18 1965 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Corcoran Gallery unknown books
19732765Greenwich CT: New York Graphic Society 1973. Hardcover. VG/VG-. Blue cloth. Color illus. dj. 248 pp. 16 color 219 bw plates. A most comprehensive study of this topic with many lesser known names accompanied by representative illustrations. A landmark book in this area with a superb bibliography which includes individual notations for 79 of the 150 artists mentioned in the text. Chapter notes at end. Important study. New York Graphic Society hardcover books
19578538Washington DC: The Corcoran Gallery of Art 1957. Softcover. VG but with ex-lib. notation in pencil. Beige wraps with green lettering. 19 pp. 6 bw plates. The catalogue from the exhibition of November 1957 to January 1958. Lists 307 works artist title price -- 106 paintings 32 watercolors 38 sculptures 17 prints 33 drawings 45 ceramics 9 silver 26 textiles and 1 stained glass. The Corcoran Gallery of Art unknown books
19651048Washington DC: Corcoran Gallery 1965. Softcover. VG slight writing on cover not bad. Color wraps. 39 pp. 2 color 19 bw repros. Catalogue lists 75 works. Five page essay by Charles E. Buckley foreword by Herman Warner Williams Jr. Published to accompany an exhibition held in Washington DC: Corcoran Apr. 30 to Aug. 1 1965 three other locations. Corcoran Gallery unknown books
1990179629Boston MA: Houghton Mifflin 1990. Hardbound. VG/VG. Hunter Green cloth with color pictorial glossy dustjacket. 253 iii pp. profusely illustrated in color. A delightful read. Wonderful pictures. Houghton Mifflin unknown books
199869289New Haven:: Yale Univeristy Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 0300072384 . Color and black and white photographs throughout. First printing. INSCRIBED by Richard Kaufman. Fine in an about fine dust jacket. . Yale Univeristy Press, hardcover books
20031246451London: Rea S. Hederman 2003. first edition; signed. octavo in green and white glossy soft covers with black letters; VG; General shelfwear to exteior fraying of cover where the ISBN bar code is clean text and paper with centerfold color illustrations; pp. 350; signed by the following artists: Monica Ali; Hari Kunzru; Andrew O'Hagan; Alan Warner; Sarah Waters; in good condition; <br /> <br /> <p>NOTE: Shelved in ephemera box B in Netdesk office. 1246451. Rockville Non-Retail Listings. Rea S. Hederman unknown books
1974010836Detroit: Wayne State University Press 1974. 195p. original green cloth. Wayne State University Press unknown books