Synopses & Reviews
This all-new handbook, a fresh look at the Whitney Museum of American Artandrsquo;s collection, highlights the museumandrsquo;s extraordinary holdings and its fascinating history. Featuring iconic pieces by artists such as Calder, Hopper, Johns, Oandrsquo;Keeffe, and Warholandmdash;as well as numerous works by under-recognized individualsandmdash;this is not only a guide to the Whitneyandrsquo;s collection, but also a remarkable primer on modern and contemporary American art.
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Beautifully illustrated with abundant new photography, the book pairs scholarly entries on 350 artists with images of some of their most significant works. The museumandrsquo;s history and the evolution of its collection, including the Whitneyandrsquo;s important distinction as one of the few American museums founded by an artist, and the notion of andldquo;Americanandrdquo; in relation to the collection, are covered in two short essays. Published to coincide with the Whitneyandrsquo;s highly anticipated move to a new facility in downtown New York in the spring of 2015, this book celebrates the museumandrsquo;s storied past and vibrant present as it looks ahead to its future.
Review
and#8220;Miller has written an extravaganza of a book that could only have been produced by a remarkably adroit mind functioning at the very topmost top of its form. If he has lost nearly as much cortical circuitry as he asserts, there is no evidence of it hereand#8230;.Even as he is claiming the onrush of debility, the graceful sound of his prose and its sly, wry insights betray him with an abundance of wit, wisdom, and erudition. I suspect that he wants it both ways: 'See how Iand#8217;m losing it, but see also how brilliant I continue to be.' Well, he most emphatically cannot have it both ways, so heand#8217;d better settle on the brilliant.and#8221;and#8212;Sherwin Nuland, The New Republic
Synopsis
In May 2010, New York philanthropist Emily Fisher Landau promised 370 works by more than 85 artists to the Whitney Museum of American Art. This handsome volume highlights each of the artists in the gift, including Carl Andre, Jasper Johns, Willem de Kooning, Ed Ruscha, Lorna Simpson, Kiki Smith, Andy Warhol, and other seminal figures.
Much more than simply a record of the pledge, Legacy: The Emily Fisher Landau Collection showcases the best of the art made in the United States during the past five decades. Informative entries, written by the museum's curators and other scholars, cover all works in the gift and are accompanied by 125 stunning color plates. Also included are an essay on the nature of collecting by Donna De Salvo and a full-color checklist of the entire gift.
Synopsis
An exciting guide to, and celebration of, the Whitney Museum and its outstanding collection of American art
Synopsis
This all-new, beautifully illustrated handbook highlights the extraordinary collection and fascinating history of the Whitney Museum, and also serves as a primer on modern and contemporary American art.
About the Author
Dana Miller is curator of the permanent collection and
Adam D. Weinberg is Alice Pratt Brown Director, both at the Whitney Museum of American Art.