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Splendid legacy : the Havemeyer collection / Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen, and others ; with contributions by Maryan W. Ainsworth and others

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art , 1993Description: 415 p. : illus. ; 32 cmISBN:

0870996649

Uniform titles:

Toller Cranston Collection

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DDC classification:

REF 708.1471 SPL

LOC classification:

PS3551.S545 K56 2013

Summary: Issued in conjunction with the exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art of over 450 works of art from the legendary Havemeyer collection, formed at the turn of the century by pioneering American patrons of art Henry O. and Louisine Havemeyer, this lavishly illustrated catalogue combines 800 illustration (176 in color) with the collaborative efforts of 27 authors who examine the various aspects of the collection in summarizing essays and in entries on individual works. In addition, one essay is devoted to the Manhattan residence designed for the Havemeyers by Tiffany and Colman. An exhaustive 90-page chronology offers a perspective on the formation of the collection, outlining the roles of friend and advisor Mary Cassatt and a succession of dealers, and focusing on the history of the family and its business interests.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	Consulta / Referencia	REF 708.1471 SPL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		058387

This publication is issued in conjunction with the exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from March 27 to June 20, 1993.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Issued in conjunction with the exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art of over 450 works of art from the legendary Havemeyer collection, formed at the turn of the century by pioneering American patrons of art Henry O. and Louisine Havemeyer, this lavishly illustrated catalogue combines 800 illustration (176 in color) with the collaborative efforts of 27 authors who examine the various aspects of the collection in summarizing essays and in entries on individual works. In addition, one essay is devoted to the Manhattan residence designed for the Havemeyers by Tiffany and Colman. An exhaustive 90-page chronology offers a perspective on the formation of the collection, outlining the roles of friend and advisor Mary Cassatt and a succession of dealers, and focusing on the history of the family and its business interests.

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