Main entry:

Bacon, Mardges, author.

Title & Author:

John McAndrew's modernist vision : from the Vassar College Art Library to the Museum of Modern Art in New York / Mardges Bacon ; with contributions by Molly Nesbit, Susan Donahue Kuretsky, Thomas E. Hill, Tobias Armborst, Elizabeth Nogrady ; photographs by Andrew Tallon.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

Hudson, New York : Princeton Architetural Press, [2018]

Description:

191 pages ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword / Molly Nesbit, Susan Donahue Kuretsky, and Thomas E. Hill -- The Art Department in new quarters / Agnes Rindge -- The Art Library in new photographs / photographs by Andrew Tallon ; captions by Tobias Armborst -- Preface: McAndrew and the geographies of modernism -- I. John McAndrew's introduction to modernism -- II. The Art Library and McAndrew's modernist vision -- III. Constructing a "naturalized" modernism at the Museum of Modern Art -- A complete list of exhibitions held at the Vassar College Art Gallery, 1923-1940 / compiled by Elizabeth Nogrady.

Summary:

John McAndrew's Modernist Vision' tells the compelling story of the architect, scholar, and curator John McAndrew, who played a key role in redefining modernism in the United States from the 1930s onward. The designer of the Vassar College Art Library-arguably the first modern interior on a college campus-and the curator of architecture at the Museum of Modern Art in New York from 1937 to 1941, McAndrew was instrumental in creating a distinct and innovative aesthetic that bridged the European modernist lineage and American regional vernacular. Providing a fascinating glimpse into McAndrew's life, his associations with important architects and artists, and the historical context that shaped his work, this book is a thoroughly researched testament to a man who left a powerful mark on the evolution of American architecture.

ISBN:

9781616896409 (hardcover alkaline paper)
161689640X (hardcover alkaline paper)

Subject:

McAndrew, John, 1904-1978.
Architects United States Biography.
Art museum curators United States Biography.
Modern movement (Architecture) United States.
Architectes États-Unis Biographies.
Conservateurs de musée d'art États-Unis Biographies.
Mouvement moderne (Architecture) États-Unis.
ART Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions.
Architects.
Art museum curators.
Modern movement (Architecture)
United States.

Form/genre:

collective biographies.
Biographies.

Added entries:

Kuretsky, Susan Donahue, contributor.
Nesbit, Molly, 1952- contributor.
Hill, Thomas E. (Thomas Edward), 1952- contributor.
Armborst, Tobias, contributor.
Nogrady, Elizabeth, contributor.
Tallon, Andrew, 1969-2018, photographer.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 303917
Call No.: BIB 249447
Status: Available