Akron Art Museum: Art Since 1850: An Introduction To The Collection; Editor: Tannenbaum, Barbara; Editor: Kahan, Mitchell D.; Hardback; Book

Editor: Tannenbaum, Barbara; Editor: Kahan, Mitchell D.
Hardback; Book; 87 Colour Illustrations, 24 B&w Illustrations
267 pages
Published: October 2001
University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0940665050
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One hundred paintings, sculptures, and photographs produced since 1850 are lavishly reproduced and thoughtfully discussed in this volume celebrating the Akron Art Museum's 75th anniversary.A provocative essay on the changing nature of the collection since the museum's founding introduces the book.The selection of work stresses the museum's three areas of special strength -- turn-of-the-century American painting, painting and sculpture since 1960, and 20th-century photography. Artists featured include William Merritt Chase, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, Philip Guston, Nancy Graves, ChuckClose, Claes Oldenburg, Lewis Hine, Lee Friedlander, Gilbert & George, and Carrie Mae Weems.This volume reproduces 100 paintings, sculptures and photographs from the collection of the Akron Art Museum. The book features 100 full-page illustrations, each with a brief essay written by either a member of the museum staff or one of 16 guest authors.