A handbook of the collection / Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art ; [edited by Sarah D. Benson and others].

Main entry:

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art.

Title & Author:

A handbook of the collection / Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art ; [edited by Sarah D. Benson and others].

Publication:

Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University, 1998.

Description:

216 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes indexes.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Authors (starting p. 6) -- A Treasure House for Cornell (starting p. 7) -- A Global Collection, A Global Education (starting p. 8) -- Acknowledgements (starting p. 9) -- A History of the Museum (starting p. 11) -- The Design of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art: A Recollection (starting p. 29) -- The Collection -- The Art of Asia (starting p. 42) -- The Art of Africa (starting p. 93) -- The Art of Europe (starting p. 97) -- The Art of the Americas (starting p. 160) -- Index of Donors and Funds (starting p. 212) -- Index of Artists (starting p. 214)

Summary:

"This handbook consists of an illustrated history of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University, a description of the design process that produced the landmark building by I. M. Pei, and 170 entries on the most important works in the Museum's collection. These works, reproduced in full color and discussed at length, are from every major world culture from ancient Japan and Greece to contemporary America, Europe, and Africa." "Among the artists represented are Rembrandt, Durer, Goya, Constable, Eakins, Degas, Rauschenberg, Stelle, Hiroshige, Qi Baishi, and many others, in a variety of media, from glass and ceramics to sculpture, painting, prints, drawings, and photographs."--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN:

0964604272 (cloth)
0964604264 (paper)
9780964604278 (cloth)
9780964604261 (paper)
0964604280
9780964604285

Subject:

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Catalogs.
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Catalogues.
Art New York (State) Ithaca Catalogs.
Art New York (État) Ithaca Catalogues.
Art
New York (State) Ithaca

Form/genre:

Catalog
Catalogs.
catalogs (documents)
Catalogues.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 176780
Call No.: ID N582.I8 A63 1998; ID:98-B3015
Status: Available

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