Shared Space: The Joseph M. Cohen Collection - Couverture rigide

Merritt, Ray; Collectif

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 8862081081 ISBN 13 : 9788862081085

Editeur : Damiani, 2010

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Why people collect art is as simple and as complex as why people fall in love. The reasons are many. Seeking and gathering as acquisitive traits have been part of human nature since the beginning of time and may well have found their most perfected and emotional manifestation when applied to fine art. Some may do it to leave a mark or create a legacy. Others may do it for sentiment, decoration, memorialization, worship, vanity, wealth display or investment. The most interesting members of this class collect because they are drawn to the skill of the artist and the majesty of the work. Those collectors are a breed above and are best described as art appreciators. Joe Cohen, a New York collector, is one of those. He has been quietly amassing art for over four decades. His collection is without borders. Virtually no medium is missing; no subject is excluded. All basic art conventions are encompassed - portraiture, still life, landscape, urbanscape, realism and abstraction. This volume presents an overview of the Cohen Family Collection. It seeks to show the works in their settings and, through informative and entertaining commentaries, to cast light on the breadth of the collection. It is hoped that this dual approach will give some insight into the mind, and perhaps the spirit, of the collector, as well as invite the reader to share in the fruits of his passion.

Biographie de l'auteur

Ray Merritt has been active in the art world for over forty years. He has served as a Trustee of the International Center of Photography and as a member of the Photography Committees of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Norton Museum of Art, where he served as Chair of the Photography Committee. He has authored or edited over twenty books on an assortment of subjects. Among those works are The Corporate Counseling Handbook (NYSBA), The Partnership Handbook (NYSBA), A Thousand Hounds (Taschen) and Full of Grace: A Journey Through the History of Childhood (Damiani). He is a co-creator of the Outcastics, a series ofchildren's illustrated books, the first of which, The Adventures of Captain Cur & Wonderflea, was published by powerHouse. The next books in the Outcastics series, Alice and the Grain of Sand and Laroo, will be published in 2009. Mr. Merritt's philanthropic activities include working with the US Fund for UNICEF, where he has served as Secretary, Director and member of the Executive Committee, and the Cygnet Foundation, where he serves as Board Chair. He also is a Director of The Buhl Foundation, the Association of Community Employment Programs for the Homeless (ACE), the Design Trust for Public Space and The Loyola Foundation. Mr. Merritt lives in Sag Harbor and New York City.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Damiani
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 8862081081
• ISBN 13: 9788862081085
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 334