The Picture Is the Window, the Window Is the Picture / Abby Weed Grey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grey, Abby Weed, 1902-1983, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art--Collectors and collecting--United States--Biography.

Art.

Photography.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : New York University Press, [1983]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The extraordinary memoir of Abby Weed Grey, a Minnesotan who became a cultural emissary, friend and patron of artists worldwide, and, in 1974, the founder of New York University's Grey Art Gallery and Study Center. Here, she describes her vision of “one world through art.” She believed that art, as a universal language, could serve as a potent vehicle of knowledge, communication, and understanding.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

In Tribute

Introduction

Preamble in Six Steps

Diary I. 1960 Around the World

Diary II. 1961 Minnesota Art Portfolio (MAP)

Diary III. 1962 Art Tour of the Ancient World

Diary IV. 1964 Communication Through Art

Diary V. 1965 Extensive Exploring with Jane

Diary VI. 1967 Iran With a Photographer

Diary VII. 1968 First India International Triennale

Diary VIII. 1969 Assembling a Turkish Exhibition

On an Instant Museum. 1972 One World Thru Art Minnesota State Fairgrounds Gallery

Diary IX. 1973 The Farewell Trip

Diary X. 1975 Grey Art Gallery and Study Center New York University

Afterword 1982

The Grey Collection: A Brief History

Index

About the Author

Notes:

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Apr 2024)

ISBN:

9781479834488

1479834483

OCLC:

1432041001

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access