The first acquisitions in American Art were made almost immediately after the Museum was founded at the end of the nineteenth century. When they opened in October 1924, The American Wing's dedicated space included sixteen period rooms, three exhibition galleries, and several alcoves and caused a sensation. A unique arrangement at the time, American antiques were presented in an orderly, chronological way. In the period rooms, furniture, silver, paintings, glass and other objects of more or less the same date were arranged ...
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The first acquisitions in American Art were made almost immediately after the Museum was founded at the end of the nineteenth century. When they opened in October 1924, The American Wing's dedicated space included sixteen period rooms, three exhibition galleries, and several alcoves and caused a sensation. A unique arrangement at the time, American antiques were presented in an orderly, chronological way. In the period rooms, furniture, silver, paintings, glass and other objects of more or less the same date were arranged together in spaces whose wood- and plasterwork were also of that date. As the Museum grew through the years in size and importance its holdings in American art grew in proportion. To accommodate its ever-increasing wealth of material and popularity, The American Wing underwent new construction to enlarge the galleries in the mid-1980s, directed by the design firm of Kevin Roche John Dinkaloo and Associates. The 1980s incarnation of the American Wing embodied colonial home life and early Federal America by encompassing a wide-range of American art with sophisticated taste and variety of materials. Little and big treasures of American history are photographed and discussed in this book in order to celebrate the vitality and richness of American heritage. Masterpieces of painting, sculpture, prints, drawings, interior and exterior architecture, furniture, and other decorative arts are illustrated and explained in terms of their style, quality, and historical interest; it is not just a tour of the galleries, but of the collection as a whole, including objects not necessarily on display. The Museum's large selection of outstanding and typical examples provides a fair opportunity to judge the true nature of our rich and distinctive artistic heritage. [This book was originally published in 1985 and has gone out of print. This edition is a print-on-demand version of the original book.] Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Oversized. PAPERBACK.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Reprint, large 4to, 352pp, cold & b/w photo illustrations, ffep is covered profusely with farewell greetings to previous owner for whom the book was presumably a leaving present, o/w VG+ Copy in VG+ DJ; NB This is a large heavy book well outside the preset postage tariffs; however for simplicity this item has been priced accordingly and no extra postage will be required unless buyer wants overseas sending. Overseas, which includes Europe and the Republic of Ireland and all global destinations, both Economy and Air, would involve extra postage and could be expensive proportionate to the price of the book.
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Fine copy in very good (closed tear on rear panel) dust jacket (in mylar). 4to. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.
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Please note this is a PAPERBACK, not a hardback as stated on Amazon. Good to Very Good condition. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own).
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. With usual stamps and markings, In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 350grams, ISBN: 0870993097.
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Small scuffing to illustrated du. Illustrated dustjacket. Size: 12 1/2" by 9 1/2"; The American Wing, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1985. Attractively illustrated coffee table book. In very good condition.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. First edition. Fine in very good dustwrapper. Hardcover is a nice clean copy, corners slightly bumped, almost new. Dustwrapper lightly rubbed at spine ends and corners. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.