Philip Johnson and the Museum of Modern Art.

Title & Author:

Philip Johnson and the Museum of Modern Art.

Publication:

New York : Museum of Modern Art, ©1998.
New York : Distributed by Harry N. Abrams

Description:

167 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits, plans ; 26 cm.

Series:

Studies in modern art, 1058-997X ; 6

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Preface / John Elderfield -- Philip Johnson as donor to the Museum collections: an overview / Portrait of the curator as a young man / Terence Riley -- The Space and the frame: Philip Johnson as the Museum's architect / Peter Reed -- A Modern classic: The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden / Mirka Benes̆.

Summary:

This sixth volume in the series "Studies in Modern Art" focuses on the architect Philip Johnson and his long association with The Museum of Modern Art, with essays examining his roles as patron, as curator, and as the institution's unofficial architect from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. Kirk Varnedoe (Chief Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture) presents an overview of the significant donations made by Johnson to the Museum collections between 1932 and 1996, among which is a group of key paintings and sculptures from the 1960s by Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, Roy Lichtenstein, and Frank Stella. Terence Riley (Chief Curator, Department of Architecture and Design) provides a critical analysis of the landmark exhibitions Johnson organized for the Museum, and their formative influence on the fields of modern architecture and design.

Resources:
Related materials online

ISBN:

0870701177 (MoMA ; pbk.)
9780870701177 (MoMA ; pbk.)
0810961822 (Abrams)
9780810961821 (Abrams)

Subject:

Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005.
Johnson, Philip <1906-2005>
Johnson, Philip 1906-2005
Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005 Criticism and interpretation.
Johnson, Philip (Architekt)
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) History.
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) - Constructions.
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) - Histoire.
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) Histoire.
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) Constructions.
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
The Museum of Modern Art New York, NY
Architecture - New York (État) - New York - 20e siècle.
Architecture New York (État) New York 20e siècle.
Art museums New York (State) New York.
Architects United States 20th century.

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005.
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
Studies in modern art ; 6.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 206243
Call No.: NA44.J68.25 M8 1998
Status: Available

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