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Ellsworth Kelly : Austin / Carter E. Foster.
Fine Arts Library N6537.K38 F67 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Foster, Carter E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Buildings--Texas--Austin.
- Buildings.
- Art, Abstract.
- Texas--Austin.
- Kelly, Ellsworth, 1923-2015. Austin.
- Kelly, Ellsworth.
- Art and architecture.
- Art, Abstract--Pictorial works.
- Architecture, Modern--21st century.
- Architecture, Modern.
- Genre:
- Pictorial works.
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- 179 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles ; 36 cm
- Other Title:
- Austin
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Fe : Radius Books, [2019]
- Summary:
- In January 2015, the renowned American artist Ellsworth Kelly gifted to the Blanton Museum of Art the design concept for his most monumental work, a 2,715-square-foot stone building with luminous colored glass windows, a totemic wood sculpture, and fourteen black-andwhite marble panels. Titled Austin, following the artist's tradition of naming particular works after the places for which they are destined, the structure is the only building the artist designed. Envisioned by Kelly as a site for joy and contemplation, Austin is a cornerstone of the Blanton's permanent collection and a new icon for the city in which it stands. This comprehensive book provides a thorough look at the project, from its inception to its current position as one of the artist's most important and enduring works. An incisive, thorough essay by Carter E. Foster includes archival material, drawings, historic photographs, and nearly all related works Kelly created as he developed the building's design. --Publisher's website.
- Notes:
- Two text blocks, paged continuously, bound in single hardcover volume.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-176).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.
- ISBN:
- 9781942185567
- 1942185561
- OCLC:
- 1143741340
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