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John McAndrew's modernist vision : from the Vassar College Art Library to the Museum of Modern Art in New York / Mardges Bacon ; with contributions by Molly Nesbit, Susan Donahue Kuretsky, Thomas E. Hill, Tobias Armborst, Elizabeth Nogrady ; photographs by Andrew Tallon.
Fine Arts Library NA737.M4355 B33 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bacon, Mardges, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- McAndrew, John, 1904-1978.
- McAndrew, John.
- Architects--United States--Biography.
- Architects.
- Modern movement (Architecture).
- Art museum curators.
- United States.
- Art museum curators--United States--Biography.
- Modern movement (Architecture)--United States.
- ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions.
- Local Subjects:
- Architects.
- Art museum curators.
- Modern movement (Architecture).
- ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 191 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Hudson, New York : Princeton Architetural Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- John McAndrew's Modernist Vision' tells the compelling story of the architect, scholar, and curator John McAndrew, who played a key role in redefining modernism in the United States from the 1930s onward. The designer of the Vassar College Art Library-arguably the first modern interior on a college campus-and the curator of architecture at the Museum of Modern Art in New York from 1937 to 1941, McAndrew was instrumental in creating a distinct and innovative aesthetic that bridged the European modernist lineage and American regional vernacular. Providing a fascinating glimpse into McAndrew's life, his associations with important architects and artists, and the historical context that shaped his work, this book is a thoroughly researched testament to a man who left a powerful mark on the evolution of American architecture.
- Contents:
- Foreword / Molly Nesbit, Susan Donahue Kuretsky, and Thomas E. Hill
- The Art Department in new quarters / Agnes Rindge
- The Art Library in new photographs / photographs by Andrew Tallon ; captions by Tobias Armborst
- Preface: McAndrew and the geographies of modernism
- I. John McAndrew's introduction to modernism
- II. The Art Library and McAndrew's modernist vision
- III. Constructing a "naturalized" modernism at the Museum of Modern Art
- A complete list of exhibitions held at the Vassar College Art Gallery, 1923-1940 / compiled by Elizabeth Nogrady.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781616896409
- 161689640X
- OCLC:
- 1000526949
- Publisher Number:
- 40028538397
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