Seeing differently : The Phillips collects for a new century / edited by Elsa Smithgall ; contributions by heather ahtone [and forty-seven others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacob, Mary Jane, author of added commentary.

Contributor:

Smithgall, Elsa, editor.

Kosinski, Dorothy M., writer of preface, introductory essay.

Phillips Collection, host institution, current owner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Phillips Collection.

Art, Modern--20th century--Exhibitions.

Art, Modern.

Art, Modern--21st century--Exhibitions.

Phillips Collection--Exhibitions.

Art--Washington (D.C.)--Exhibitions.

Art.

Washington (D.C.).

Art, American--20th century--Exhibitions.

Art, American.

Art, American--21st century--Exhibitions.

Painting, American--Exhibitions.

Painting, American.

Art, American--19th century--Exhibitions.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

359 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : The Phillips Collection ; Lewes, UK : In association with D Giles Limited, 2021.

Summary:

Planned to coincide with The Phillips Collection's centennial and exhibition, this volume offers insights and narratives on the Phillips's growing art collection from a range of voices, including artists, critics, and scholars. 'Seeing Differently' features works across wide-ranging media by artists from the 19th to the 21st centuries, including Benny Andrews, Alexander Calder, Edgar Degas, Simone Leigh, and Renee Stout. Includes an opening essay by Dorothy Kosinski, artist conversations, thematic essays, and 150 plates with 50 object responses.

Notes:

Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at The Phillips Collection, Washington DC, [March 6-September 12, 2021].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781911282761

191128276X

OCLC:

1231709157