Editore: Washington, DC - New York: National Gallery of Art - Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers (distributor), 1998., 1998
ISBN 10: 0810963744 ISBN 13: 9780810963740
Da: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
160 pages. Large paperback: H 26cm x L 29.5cm. Glossy paper covers lightly rubbed; bumping and slight scuffing at cover corners and at spine ends. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. A very good+ copy. Published as the accompanying Catalog for an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art from October 4, 1998 to January 3, 1999 and at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from January 17 to April 4, 1999. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 3 pounds (1.36 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0810963744.
Editore: Abrams [distributor], 1982
ISBN 10: 0870992732 ISBN 13: 9780870992735
Da: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good. Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. 1.97.
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Editore: London - New York: Royal Academy of Arts - Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (distributor), 2001., 2001
ISBN 10: 0810966379 ISBN 13: 9780810966376
Da: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
408 pages. Hardcover: H 30.75cm x L 25.25cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed. Dark purple cloth with white spine lettering. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding remains crisp. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Published as the accompanying catalog for an exhibition held at London's Royal Academy of Arts from January 20 to April 16, 2001 and at Rome's Palazzo Venezia from May to August 2001. With color illustrations throughout, Patrons and Committees, Sponsor's Preface, President's Foreword, Acknowledgements, Bibliography (pages 386-401), List of Lenders, Photographic Acknowledgements, and Index. Features thirteen essays: "The Birth of the Baroque: Painting in Rome 1592-1623" by Beverly Louise Brown; "Cardsharps, Gypsies and Street Vendors" by Helen Langdon; "Painting Nature: Fruit, Flowers and Vegetables" by Laura Laureati; "Painted Music: 'A New and Affecting Manner'" by Rossella Vodret and Claudio Strinati; "The Classical Tradition" by Clare Robertson; "Portraiture: From the 'Simple Portrait' to the 'Ressemblance Parlante'" by Clovis Whitfield; "The Enticement of the North: Landscape, Myth and Gleaming Metal Supports" by Francesca Cappelletti; "Towards the Pure Landscape" by Patrizia Cavazzini; "The Black Wings of Envy: Competition, Rivalry and Paragone" by Beverly Louise Brown; "Between the Sacred and Profane" by Beverly Louise Brown; "'An Ineffable Light and Splendour': Nocturnes, Night Scenes and Artificial Illumination" by Leonard J. Slatkes; "The Arts and Craft of Sainthood: New Orders, New Saints, New Altarpieces" by Bert Treffers; "Biographies and List of Works" by Rhoda Eitel-Porter, Juliette Jo Saxton, and Cecilia Treves. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 6.75 pounds (3.06 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0810966379.
Editore: [Milan] Genève London: 5 Continents; Musée d'ethnographie de Genève; Harry N. Abrams [distributor, 2008
Da: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
1st edition. Fine printed board copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 239 p.: col. ill.; 29 cm. Notes; "Conceived for the exhibition 'Medusa. The African sculpture of enchantment' at the Musée d'ethnographie de Genève (Switzerland) from 14th November 2008 to 30th December 2009." -- T.p. verso. "Ville de Genève, Département de la Culture." Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-239). Summary; This is a comprehensive introduction to African art and to the enchanting powers of masks and sculptures. Just as the mythological Greek figure Medusa possessed the extraordinary power of turning onlookers into stone, the stunning African artifacts, masks, and statues showcased in this fascinating book were all created to cast spells on people. The function of these objects was not merely to symbolize a person or thing, but to incarnate a magical power that could act on people and the world during religious and medicinal rituals. Mysterious and exceptionally crafted, these masks and sculptures are deciphered by African art specialist Boris Wastiau, who examines their symbolism and ritual usage, and explores the connection between the material and spiritual. Against a backdrop of allegories are more than 100 beautifully photographed works from the Museum of Ethnography in Geneva; "Medusa" is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to African art. Subjects; Musée d'ethnographie de la ville de Genève - Exhibitions. Sculpture, African - Exhibitions. Masks, African - Exhibitions. Art and mythology - Exhibitions. Ethnological museums and collections - Switzerland. RELIGION. AFRICA [Geography]. Art. Mythology. Exhibition Catalogues. Photographs. Pictorial Works. Art of indigenous peoples; Sculpture. ART / African. 1.3 Kg.
Editore: Harry N. Abrams distributor, for Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1999
ISBN 10: 0810963809 ISBN 13: 9780810963801
Da: Dale A. Sorenson, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. Houston: Museum of Fine Arts, distributed by Harry N. Abrams, (1999). First Edition. 13.25" x 10". 368pp, Index. Quarter black cloth & photo-illustrated paper boards, spine letters silver, near fine condition (tiny nick to lower corner of front board), no dj as issued. Generously illustrated first retrospective of Brassai's photographs. ISBN 0810963809; 13.25 x 10 inches; 368 pages.
Editore: [Milan] Genève London: 5 Continents; Musée d'ethnographie de Genève; Harry N. Abrams [distributor, 2008
Da: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irlanda
Prima edizione
1st edition. Fine printed board copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 239 p.: col. ill.; 29 cm. Notes; "Conceived for the exhibition 'Medusa. The African sculpture of enchantment' at the Musée d'ethnographie de Genève (Switzerland) from 14th November 2008 to 30th December 2009." -- T.p. verso. "Ville de Genève, Département de la Culture." Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-239). Summary; This is a comprehensive introduction to African art and to the enchanting powers of masks and sculptures. Just as the mythological Greek figure Medusa possessed the extraordinary power of turning onlookers into stone, the stunning African artifacts, masks, and statues showcased in this fascinating book were all created to cast spells on people. The function of these objects was not merely to symbolize a person or thing, but to incarnate a magical power that could act on people and the world during religious and medicinal rituals. Mysterious and exceptionally crafted, these masks and sculptures are deciphered by African art specialist Boris Wastiau, who examines their symbolism and ritual usage, and explores the connection between the material and spiritual. Against a backdrop of allegories are more than 100 beautifully photographed works from the Museum of Ethnography in Geneva; "Medusa" is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to African art. Subjects; Musée d'ethnographie de la ville de Genève - Exhibitions. Sculpture, African - Exhibitions. Masks, African - Exhibitions. Art and mythology - Exhibitions. Ethnological museums and collections - Switzerland. RELIGION. AFRICA [Geography]. Art. Mythology. Exhibition Catalogues. Photographs. Pictorial Works. Art of indigenous peoples; Sculpture. ART / African. 1.3 Kg.
Editore: Harry N. Abrams, as the distributor for Victoria & Albert Publications, New York, New York, 2002
ISBN 10: 0810966018 ISBN 13: 9780810966017
Da: Andover Books and Antiquities, Andover, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very good condition. Condizione sovraccoperta: dj. Dustjacket. LCC: 2002102069.
Editore: New York Guggenheim Museum Harry N Abrams (distributor), 2000
Da: Versandantiquariat Christine Laist, Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germania
Katalog zur Ausstellung im Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum New York. O-Hardcover with illustr. dust wrapper, XXIII, 381 pages with numerous coloured and black/white photos, 31 x 26 cm. Copy in fresh condition with front and back cover photographs by Tom Munro, 2000.
Editore: Milan New York : 5 Continents ; Harry N. Abrams [distributor], 2010
Da: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 367 pages; Physical description; 367 pages ; 29 cm. Alongside her activities as an architect, designer, town planner and militant, in the 1930s Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) was also an avid photographer. Summary; Published to accompany a series of exhibitions held in Zurich, Paris and Chalon-sur-Saone.Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) was one of the most innovative furniture and interior designers of the 20th century, long renowned for the tubular-steel chairs she created with Le Corbusier. Her career spanned nearly 75 years and included work in her native France as well as in Africa, South America, Asia, and Europe, and today her designs are highly collectable. Recently, several hundred photographic negatives were uncovered in her archives, revealing for the first time the scope of her work as a photographer. In the late 1920s, French interior and furniture designer Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) was at the cusp of her career, just beginning her work as an architect, designer, town planner, and political militant. Starting in 1927, she turned to photography, which was to play a pivotal role in her development as a designer through the pioneering years of the modern movement. Her photographic venture ended in Japan in 1941, when the hope of a better world was shattered by WorldWar II. For Charlotte Perriand, photography was a machine for thinking, taking notes, and stirring emotions, but it was also an instrument of political engagement. Today, her photographs are a revelation, offering unseen glimpses into her creative process and intellectual development. Her photographs express the important themes and questions explored by modern artists of the day, and are part of the vast stream of avant-garde movements in which painters, architects, and photographers-and sometimes all three combined-worked together in a common spirit. Biography; Jacques Barsac has made some forty documentaries on art and historical subjects, winning twenty prizes in international festivals, including a silver medal from the Academie d'Architecture. With this book, which follows his Charlotte Perriand. Un art d'habiter (2006), he continues to explore the work of this pioneer in the twentieth-century modern movement. Francois Cheval, sociologist, anthropologist and great expert in the world of photography, is the Director of Musee Nicephore Niepce in Chalon-sur Saone, a temple of photography dedicated to the one who invented it in 1816. Alfred Paquement, curator of Monumenta 2008, has been the Director of the Musee national d'Art moderne Centre Pompidou since September 2000. Subjects; Perriand, Charlotte 1903-1999 - Exhibitions. Photography, Artistic - Exhibitions. Individual photographers. PHOTOGRAPHY / Individual Photographers / Monographs. 3 Kg.
Editore: Milan New York : 5 Continents ; Harry N. Abrams [distributor], 2010
Da: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irlanda
Prima edizione
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 367 pages; Physical description; 367 pages ; 29 cm. Alongside her activities as an architect, designer, town planner and militant, in the 1930s Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) was also an avid photographer. Summary; Published to accompany a series of exhibitions held in Zurich, Paris and Chalon-sur-Saone.Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) was one of the most innovative furniture and interior designers of the 20th century, long renowned for the tubular-steel chairs she created with Le Corbusier. Her career spanned nearly 75 years and included work in her native France as well as in Africa, South America, Asia, and Europe, and today her designs are highly collectable. Recently, several hundred photographic negatives were uncovered in her archives, revealing for the first time the scope of her work as a photographer. In the late 1920s, French interior and furniture designer Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) was at the cusp of her career, just beginning her work as an architect, designer, town planner, and political militant. Starting in 1927, she turned to photography, which was to play a pivotal role in her development as a designer through the pioneering years of the modern movement. Her photographic venture ended in Japan in 1941, when the hope of a better world was shattered by WorldWar II. For Charlotte Perriand, photography was a machine for thinking, taking notes, and stirring emotions, but it was also an instrument of political engagement. Today, her photographs are a revelation, offering unseen glimpses into her creative process and intellectual development. Her photographs express the important themes and questions explored by modern artists of the day, and are part of the vast stream of avant-garde movements in which painters, architects, and photographers-and sometimes all three combined-worked together in a common spirit. Biography; Jacques Barsac has made some forty documentaries on art and historical subjects, winning twenty prizes in international festivals, including a silver medal from the Academie d'Architecture. With this book, which follows his Charlotte Perriand. Un art d'habiter (2006), he continues to explore the work of this pioneer in the twentieth-century modern movement. Francois Cheval, sociologist, anthropologist and great expert in the world of photography, is the Director of Musee Nicephore Niepce in Chalon-sur Saone, a temple of photography dedicated to the one who invented it in 1816. Alfred Paquement, curator of Monumenta 2008, has been the Director of the Musee national d'Art moderne Centre Pompidou since September 2000. Subjects; Perriand, Charlotte 1903-1999 - Exhibitions. Photography, Artistic - Exhibitions. Individual photographers. PHOTOGRAPHY / Individual Photographers / Monographs. 3 Kg.
Editore: St. Louis: Trova Foundation, Publisher & Harry N. Abrams, Distributor, New York, [1988]., 1988
Da: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. oblong 4to. pp. 390. 292 illus. (238 colour). biblio. index. cloth. dw. Second Edition. Balance of text based in part on Abrams' 1978 Trova by Udo Kultermann, revised, augmented, and updated by Dr. Andrew Kagan.
Editore: Abrams (Distributor), 2006
ISBN 10: 8448244044 ISBN 13: 9788448244040
Da: Holt Art Books, Birmingham, Regno Unito
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Book is in fine condition. 286pp with colour and b/w photographs.