The American discovery of ancient Egypt / Nancy Thomas, with essays by Gerry D. Scott, III, Bruce G. Trigger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Contributor:

Thomas, Nancy, 1948-

Scott, Gerry D.

Trigger, Bruce G.

St. Louis Art Museum.

Indianapolis Museum of Art.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egyptology.

Art objects, Egyptian.

Exhibitions.

Egypt--Antiquities--Exhibitions.

Egypt.

Antiquities.

Art objects, Egyptian--Exhibitions.

Egypt--Civilization--To 332 B.C--Exhibitions.

Civilization.

Egyptology--United States.

United States.

Genre:

Catalogs.

Physical Description:

275 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : Los Angeles County Museum of Art ; New York : Distributed by H. N. Abrams, [1995]

Summary:

This landmark book and its companion volume, The American Discovery of Ancient Egypt: Essays, take an enormous step toward bringing these accomplishments, and the enterprising individuals responsible for them, to light. The essays in this volume focus on changing American perceptions of ancient Egypt, early travelers and collectors, and American expeditions from 1899 to 1960. The 129 illustrated catalogue entries, written by leading curators in the field, include detailed discussions of objects selected from the finest American collections, many published here for the first time. The catalogue provides a useful compendium of scientifically excavated, well-documented Egyptian objects covering a period of four millennia.

Notes:

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Nov. 5, 1995-Jan. 21, 1996; the Saint Louis Art Museum, Feb. 29-May 27, 1996; and the Indianapolis Museum of Art, July 13-Sept. 29, 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-259) and index.

ISBN:

0810963124

0875871747

OCLC:

33453067