" The popularity of Robert Indiana's "LOVE" works made the Pop artist a household name--and torpedoed his reputation, precipitating his self-imposed exile from the New York art world that had once acclaimed him and eclipsing the breadth and emotionally powerful content of the rest of his dynamic, conceptually charged work. "Robert Indiana: Beyond LOVE" is a compelling reassessment of the artist's contributions to American art during his ..."
"A major reevaluation of an iconic 20th-century American artist This comprehensive study of Grant Wood (1891–1942) is packed with extensive new scholarship and provides fresh insight into the career of one of the key figures of 20th-century American art. Working primarily in the traditional genres of portraiture and landscape, Wood infused his paintings with a palpable tension that is grounded in the profound epistemological and social u ..."
"An in-depth look at the transformative influence of Mexican artists on their U.S. counterparts during a period of social change The first half of the 20th century saw prolific cultural exchange between the United States and Mexico, as artists and intellectuals traversed the countries’ shared border in both directions. For U.S. artists, Mexico’s monumental public murals portraying social and political subject matter offered an alternativ ..."
"To celebrate the coming millennium, the Whitney Museum of American Art is mounting a tremendous nine-month show covering American art from 1900 to 2000. The American Century: Art and Culture, 1900-1950, by curator Barbara Haskell, is the catalog for the first part of the exhibition. Included are images from painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, and design, providing a comprehensive overview of artistic and cultural ideas in th ..."
"An exciting new look at a pioneering modern artist, who has often been overlooked by American audiences Recognized for his remarkable synthesis of Expressionist and Cubist techniques, Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956) has long been considered a leading modern artist in Germany. In his native United States, he is less well known. This comprehensive survey, which examines the artist's broad-ranging interests and influences including his involv ..."
Blam!(1st Edition) The Explosion of Pop, Minimalism, and Performance, 1958-1964 (an exhibition catalogue) by BarbaraHaskell, Tom Armstrong, John G. . Hanhardt Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1984 by Whitney Museum Of American Art ISBN-13: 978-0-87427-000-6, ISBN: 0-87427-000-6
"Discusses new developments in painting, sculpture, performance, art and dance"
The American Century(Updated) Art & Culture, 1900-1950 by BarbaraHaskell Paperback, 408 Pages, Published 1999 by Whitney Museum Of Art ISBN-13: 978-0-87427-122-5, ISBN: 0-87427-122-3
"To celebrate the coming millennium, the Whitney Museum of American Art is mounting a tremendous nine-month show covering American art from 1900 to 2000. The American Century: Art and Culture, 1900-1950, by curator Barbara Haskell, is the catalog for the first part of the exhibition. Included are images from painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, and design, providing a comprehensive overview of artistic and cultural ideas in th ..."
"Authoritative, lavishly illustrated catalog of American and Canadian modernist landscape painting in an expressionist mode with scholarly essays by Barbara Haskell, Jeffrey Hayes and curator Ruth Appelhof."
""Barbara Haskell's full-scale, scholarly study of Bluemner's work, along with the major retrospective it accompanies, examines his evolution from budding architect to modernist innovator."
"Elie Nadelman (1882-1946) was generally recognized as one f America's greatest twentieth century sculptors. This catalog brings his achievements to a new generation of art enthusiasts."
"A slipcased set of the two American Century volumes, published in association with the Whitney Museum of American Art. The American Century is the subject of a year-long exhibition at the Whitney Museum --the most comprehensive display of twentieth-century American art ever assembled, incorporating a wide range of masterpieces from all sections of the country, by both familiar and lesser-known artists. Volume I, covering the first hal ..."
"A compelling panorama of art in America during the second half of this century. Shortly after the Second World War a group of American artists moved away from representation and realism toward a completely nonrepresentational style which became known as abstract expressionism. Led by Jackson Pollock, Willem DeKooning, and others, it was the first truly American painting style, and it quickly moved the United States into the forefront of ..."
"Book is unread. Sat on shelf. Book is in very good condition. Cover shows little to no wear. Spine has no creases. Pages are clean with no pen marks."
"This publication documents an exhibition of Donald Judd's work held at David Zwirner in New York in 2011, which presented works drawn from the artist's seminal 1989 exhibition held at the Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Germany. Consisting of 12 identically scaled anodized aluminum works, the historic exhibition at the Kunsthalle Baden-Baden was significant in that it marked the first time Judd used colored anodized aluminum in such ..."
Charles Demuth(1st Edition) by BarbaraHaskell, Charles Demuth Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 1987 by Harry N Abrams Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-1135-2, ISBN: 0-8109-1135-3
"In this definitive study, Barbara Haskell, curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art, chronicles the life and accomplishments of the masterful colorist and pivotal figure in the avant-garde circles that introduced modern art and literature to America. 170 illustrations."
"The first major assessment of the work of "American Scene" artist Reginald Marsh (1898–1954) in thirty years, covering his art and photography. It puts Marsh's exuberant depictions of urban daily life within the context of the economic uncertainty of 1930s America and the work of fellow artists who shared his interest in the New York scene."
"A member of the group of L.A. artists immortalized as the "Cool School" in Morgan Neville's 2007 documentary of the same name, Ed Moses' first exhibition was at the legendary Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, 1957. But for two brief stints in New York (1958-60) and in Europe (1973-74), Moses has remained in Southern California for his whole life, and his career has been central to the history of West Coast art--along with peers Ed Kienholz, ..."
Agnes Martin(Reprint) by BarbaraHaskell, Anna Chave Hardcover, 188 Pages, Published 1995 by Harry N Abrams ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-6817-2, ISBN: 0-8109-6817-7
"Published to accompany a 1992-93 exhibition held at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, this book deals with the full scope of Agnes Martin's art. It includes essays that place her work in the context of American and European 20th-century art and culture. Agnes Martin's paintings, constructions, and works on paper provide a link between the chromatic abstraction of artists such as Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman, her generation ..."
Joseph Stella(1st Edition) by BarbaraHaskell, Joseph Stella Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 1994 by Whitney Museum Of Art ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-6813-4, ISBN: 0-8109-6813-4
"Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 278 pages; A wonderful look at the work of America's most important Futurist. Description: 278 p. : ill. (some col. ) ; 30 cm. Subjects: Stella, Joseph 1877-1946 --Exhibitions. Futurists - Painting."