9780300121599-0300121598-A Modernist Museum in Perspective: The East Building, National Gallery of Art (Studies in the History of Art Series)

A Modernist Museum in Perspective: The East Building, National Gallery of Art (Studies in the History of Art Series)

ISBN-13: 9780300121599
ISBN-10: 0300121598
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Anthony Alofsin
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: NGW-Stud Hist Art
Format: Hardcover 248 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780300121599
ISBN-10: 0300121598
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Anthony Alofsin
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: NGW-Stud Hist Art
Format: Hardcover 248 pages

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A Modernist Museum in Perspective: The East Building, National Gallery of Art (Studies in the History of Art Series) (ISBN-13: 9780300121599 and ISBN-10: 0300121598), written by authors Anthony Alofsin, was published by NGW-Stud Hist Art in 2009. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Individual Architects & Firms (Architecture, Buildings, Criticism, History, State & Local, United States History) books. You can easily purchase or rent A Modernist Museum in Perspective: The East Building, National Gallery of Art (Studies in the History of Art Series) (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Individual Architects & Firms books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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This fascinating book is the first critical examination of the East Building, I. M. Pei’s celebrated addition to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Distinguished contributors consider this iconic building from various historical vantage points, from the evolution of its design to its place in 20th-century museum architecture.

Essays by Neil Harris, Anthony Alofsin, Alona Nitzan-Shiftan, and Réjean Legault discuss the building’s relationship to the city of Washington, its critical and public reception, and the special nature of its use of materials. Barry Bergdoll and David Brownlee compare it to contemporary works by Marcel Breuer, Edward Larrabee Barnes, and other modernists. Victoria Newhouse, Marc Treib, Barnabas Calder, and Andrew Saint consider it in the context of museum architecture, exploring the relationship between art installations and museum design, museum additions by other well-known architects, and the challenges of building and supporting an art museum outside a major metropolitan area. Drawings, models, and photographs provide a visual history of the building’s development.

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