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Perspectives on American sculpture before 1925 / edited by Thayer Tolles.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Metropolitan Museum of Art symposia
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art symposia
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)--Congresses.
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.).
- Sculpture, American--19th century--Congresses.
- Sculpture, American.
- Sculpture, American--20th century--Congresses.
- Sculpture--New York (State)--New York--Congresses.
- Sculpture.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Genre:
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- x, 149 pages : illustrations (some color), 1 map ; 26 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New Haven : Yale University Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art has long been renowned for its collection of American sculpture, in particular its world-famous Neoclassical marbles and Beasux-Arts bronzes. This volume contains eight papers presented at a symposium held at the Museum on October 26, 2001, upon the publication of American Sculpture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The contributors, who include art historians, museum professionals, and independent scholars, offer a fascinating cross section of current thematic interests and scholarly approaches to American sculpture. Each contributor takes as his or her starting point a sculpture or group of sculptures in the Metropolitan's collection.
- Notes:
- Papers from a symposium held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York on Oct. 26, 2001.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1588391051
- 0300103204
- OCLC:
- 53253959
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