Title & Author:

City of ambition : artists & New York, 1900-1960 / Elisabeth Sussman ; with John G. Hanhardt and assisted by Corey Keller ; with an essay by Brendan Gill.

Publication:

New York : Whitney Museum of American Art in association with Flammarion, ©1996.

Description:

144 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Notes:
"An exhibition of paintings, sculpture, films, and prints that capture how New York has inspired an unprecedented artistic outpouring from 1900-1960"--Title page verso.
Director's Foreword / David A. Ross -- Preface / Elisabeth Sussman -- Longed-For Neighbors / Brendan Gill -- 1900-1918 A New Century Begins -- 1915-1925 The Modern City -- 1925-1932 Reaching for the Sky -- 1929-1939 Life in the Metropolis -- 1939-1945 On the Town -- 1945-1960 An Age of Optimism -- Works in the Exhibition -- Acknowledgments / Elisabeth Sussman.
Also issued online.

Summary:

City of Ambition, published to accompany a Whitney Museum exhibition, takes its title from the famous 1910 Alfred Stieglitz photograph of New York's then-burgeoning skyline. Both the book and exhibition explore the creative ferment of the first half of the century, seeking to reveal and revel in the notion of ambition as an idealized source of energy and inspiration. Paintings, prints, sculptures, and photographs by some of America's most renowned artist - Stieglitz, Georgia O'Keeffe, Man Ray, Edward Hopper, Diane Arbus, Jackson Pollock, and many more - provide a broad overview of expressive interpretations. This magnificently illustrated catalogue includes a preface and introductions to each plate section by Whitney Museum curator Elisabeth Sussman and Corey Keller. In addition, the volume includes a selection of reprinted poems, excerpts, and lyrics by well-known writers, and a lively essay on New York and its artists by Brendan Gill.

ISBN:

0874271088 (alk. paper)
9780874271089 (alk. paper)
2080136283 (cloth ; Flammarion)
9782080136282 (cloth ; Flammarion)

Subject:

Arts, American New York (State) New York 20th century Exhibitions.
Arts, Modern 20th century Exhibitions.
Arts américains New York (État) New York 20e siècle Expositions.
Arts 20e siècle Expositions.
Arts, Modern
Art
Arts, American
Beeldende kunsten.
Stadscultuur.
New York (N.Y.) Art Exhibitions.
New York (State) New York

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs.
catalogs (documents)
Catalogs.
Catalogues.

Added entries:

Sussman, Elisabeth, 1939-
Hanhardt, John G.
Gill, Brendan, 1914-1997.
Keller, Corey.
Whitney Museum of American Art.
Flammarion (Firm)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 115266
Call No.: NX511.N4 C58 (ID:96-B2749)
Status: Available