Robinson, Duncan.

The Yale Center for British Art : a tribute to the genius of Louis I. Kahn / text by Duncan Robinson ; photographs by David Finn.

New Haven : Yale Center for British Art : Yale University Press, ©1997.

55 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

With the accomplished photographer David Finn at his side, Robinson presents the building to us inside and out - from its formal welcoming atrium to the armchair comfort of its galleries, to the serene and well-ordered offices and study spaces - as a successful, living museum. Along the way on this very personal guided tour, he enlightens us as only he could on the history of the museum, on the experience of viewing this particular art collection in its setting, and on a host of architectural and decorative details, from carpets and door-knobs to vaulted skylights.
Throughout he draws our attention to the dual nature of the Center as both a public museum and a research institute, a concept well understood and beautifully articulated in Kahn's organization of the building around two interior courts. The Yale Center for British Art is a building that works equally well for research scholars, for third-graders on their first visit to a museum, and for seasoned art lovers. No more and no less than any great building, Robinson and Finn show us, the Center is a work of art in its own right.

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Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974 Criticism and interpretation.
Kahn, Louis I. (Louis Isadore), 1901-1974 Criticism and interpretation.
Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974
Kahn, Louis Isadore, (1901-1974) Critique et interprétation.
Yale Center for British Art.
Yale Center For British Art.
Yale center for British art (New Haven, Conn.)
Architecture Connecticut New Haven History 20th century.
Architecture Connecticut New Haven Histoire 20e siècle.
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Architecture, Modern 20th century Connecticut New Haven.
Architects United States 20th century.
New Haven (Conn.) Buildings, structures, etc.
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Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974.

Location: Library main 200092
Call No.: NA44.K12.25 Y3 1997
Status: Available