Manuel Neri : early work, 1953-1978 / with text by Price Amerson ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neri, Manuel, 1930-

Contributor:

Amerson, Price.

Corcoran Gallery of Art.

San Jose Museum of Art.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neri, Manuel, 1930---Themes, motives.

Neri, Manuel, 1930-.

Themes, motives.

Genre:

Catalogs.

Physical Description:

xv, 421 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 29 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Hudson Hills Press in association with the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. ; [Lanham, Md.] : National Book Network [distributor], [1996]

Summary:

Manuel Neri is a key figure in the historic and influential Bay Area figurative art movement. After working as a painter and ceramicist, he turned to plaster sculpture based on Rodin's fragmented torsos inspired by unearthed Greek and Roman sculpture. This magnificent and comprehensive volume covers Neri's early career, with essays devoted to his paintings, drawings, and sculpture. 391 color plats.

Notes:

This book serves as the catalogue for a traveling exhibition organized by the Corcoran Gallery od Art, Washington, D.C., and held at the Corcoran January 31-May 5, 1997, and at San Jose Museum of Art June 7-September 14, 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-421).

ISBN:

0886750466

0886750474

OCLC:

34409386