My Love Affair with Modern Art: Behind the Scenes with a Legendary Curator - Couverture souple

Kuh, Katharine

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ISBN 10 : 1611455065 ISBN 13 : 9781611455069

Editeur : Arcade, 2012

Synopsis

My Love Affair with Modern Art In the Depression-era climate of the 1930s, interest in modern art was at an all-time low. But a young woman, the author defied the odds and opened a gallery in Chicago, where she exhibited such relatively unknown artists as Fernand Leger, Paul Klee, Joan Miro, Ansel Adams, Marc Chagall, and Alexander Calder, to name but a few. Full description

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

One of America’s leading curators, a woman of resilience and vision, a writer of clarity and ardor” (Chicago Tribune), takes you on a personal tour of the world of modern art. In the Depression-era climate of the 1930s, Katharine Kuh defied the odds and opened a gallery in Chicago, where she exhibited such relatively unknown artists as Fernand Léger, Paul Klee, Joan Miró, Ansel Adams, Marc Chagall, and Alexander Calder. Her extraordinary story reveals how and why America became a major force in the world of contemporary art.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Arcade
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1611455065
• ISBN 13: 9781611455069
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336