Since its opening in 1936 as the USA's first art museum chartered by a state, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has grown into a world-class cultural institution, with a permanent collection that encompasses more than 33,000 works spanning 5,000 years of world history. Its collections of Art Nouveau and Art Deco, English silver, Faberge and art from South Asia are among the finest in the nation. With acclaimed holdings in American, British sporting, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist, and Modern and Contemporary art - and ...
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Since its opening in 1936 as the USA's first art museum chartered by a state, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has grown into a world-class cultural institution, with a permanent collection that encompasses more than 33,000 works spanning 5,000 years of world history. Its collections of Art Nouveau and Art Deco, English silver, Faberge and art from South Asia are among the finest in the nation. With acclaimed holdings in American, British sporting, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist, and Modern and Contemporary art - and additional strengths in African, Ancient, East Asian and European art - VMFA is one of the most comprehensive art museums in the United States. This beautifully illustrated book provides a glimpse into some of the museum's most treasured artworks, as well as a brief history of its buildings and grounds.
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8vo. 80 pp. Near Fine. Soft Cover. Illustrated paper wraps with French folds. Color plates throughout. ISBN: 9781857599718 1857599713. Contents: Welcome--Virginia Museum of Fine Arts--Modern and contemporary--American--European--Decora arts, 1890 to the present--African--Pre-Columbian and Native American--Ancient Mediterranean--East Asian--South Asian--Photography.
