Handbook of the collections / Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philadelphia Museum of Art--Catalogs.

Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Art--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Catalogs.

Art.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Genre:

Catalogs.

Physical Description:

359 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : Philadelphia Museum of Art, ©1995.

Summary:

"This first comprehensive handbook of the Museum presents over four hundred masterpieces from its encyclopedic collections of Asian art; costume and textiles; European decorative arts (including arms and armor); European painting and sculpture; prints, drawings, and photographs; American art; twentieth-century art, and the art of Africa and Mexico. Each work is illustrated in full color and is accompanied by a short didactic text contributed by Museum curators. Introductory essays describes the formation of the various departments of the Museum."--Amazon.

Contents:

Asian art

Costume and textiles

European decorative arts and arms and armor

European painting and sculpture before 1900, including the John G. Johnson collection

Prints, drawings, and photographs

American art

Twentieth-century art

Special collections

Publications about the museum

Index of artists and makers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Philadelphia Museum of Art. Handbook of the collections.

ISBN:

0876330960

9780876330968

OCLC:

32702796