Author: LYNN, MARTHA DREXLER
Title: Sculpture, glass, and American museums / Martha Drexler Lynn
Description: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press 2005. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 223 pages; Physical description; 223 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 214) and index. Contents; Foreword / Doug Anderson -- Sculpture. glass. and American museums -- Museum profiles: Chrysler Museum of Art ; Cincinnati Art Museum ; Cleveland Museum of Art ; Corning Museum of Glass ; Detroit Institute of Arts ; M.H. de Young Memorial Museum ; High Museum of Art ; Indianapolis Museum of Art ; Los Angeles County Museum of Art ; Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Milwaukee Art Museum ; Mint Museum of Craft and Design ; Museum of Arts and Design ; Museum of Fine Arts. Boston ; Museum of Fine Arts. Houston ; Museum of Modern Art. New York ; National Liberty Museum ; Norton Museum of Art ; Oakland Museum of California ; Racine Art Museum ; Renwick Gallery ; Seattle Art Museum ; Speed Art Museum ; Tacoma Art Museum ; Tampa Museum of Art ; Toledo Museum of Art. Summary; In recent decades. glass sculpture has entered American museum collection in unprecedented numbers. A new phenomenon. this reflects new attitudes: an understanding that art-making occurs in glass as suitable for inclusion in museum collections. In this lavishly illustrated volume. Martha Drexler Lynn takes the reader on a tour of glass sculpture in American museums. She covers 26 permanent collections across the U.S. including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. Cleveland Museum of Art. Detroit Institute of Art. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Museum of Fine Arts. Boston. and the Museum of Modern Art. New York. Her survey of these museums reveals their lively interest in glass as an artistic medium. despite an earlier modernist bias. Sculpture. Glass. and American Museums will appeal to collectors. museums. critics. and art historians. Covering the work of such artists as Christopher Wilmarth. Howard Ben Tre. Lynda Benglis. and Stanislav Libensky. Lynn paints a portrait of a medium that is rapidly becoming an indispensable component of contemporary museum collections. This publication was commissioned by the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass.Review: 'Glass is no longer just a material of function but a material of metaphor. Its unique ability to hold light in mass makes it a powerful medium for sculpture. and its mercurial aspect-alternately transparent. translucent. reflective. and opaque-encourages the exploration of myriad forms. This book is a dynamic introduction to a remarkable material that represents a significant new trend in contemporary art.'-Tina Oldknow. Curator of Modern Glass. The Corning Museum of Glass. Martha Drexler Lynn is a former associate curator in the decorative arts department of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. She is the author of Clay Today: Contemporary Ceramicists and Their Work. The Clay Art of Adrian Saxe. and American Studio Glass. 1960-1990: An Interpretive Study. Dr. Lynn has also written numerous articles and essays. Subjects; Glass sculpture - 20th century. Glass sculpture - Collectors and collecting - United States. Art museums - United States.Weight in Kg appr.:

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