Isbn: 9780300176421 - washington crossing the delaware: restoring an american masterpiece (7 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. --ALL INVENTORY 40% OFF in Sept--Unmarked. 65 illustrations, 55 in full color. Measures 8.5x11 inches. 48p. Essays by Carrie Rebora Barratt, Lance Mayer, Gay Myers, Eli Wilner, and Suzanne Smeaton. In 2007, Leutze's masterpiece became the focus of the most ambitious conservation and reframing project in the museum's history. This book is a behind-the- scenes report on that project. Foldout of the painting.…

Etat : Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Standard-sized.

Soft cover. Etat : Good. No Jacket (as published). 47 pages. A well-illustrated description of Leutze's painting and frame. In clean and sound condition but with light reading wear. All orders processed promptly and shipped from the UK. 8.5"x11".

Softcover. Etat : VG. Color-illustrated softcover with black and white text. 48 pp. Color and BW illustrations. Emanuel Leutze's masterwork painting was restored, reframed, and reinstalled in 2011 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, after a 4 year project. This book offers a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most ambitious conservation projects in the history of the musuem.…

paperback. Etat : New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Etat : New. Emanuel Leutze's life-size Washington Crossing the Delaware commemorates the critical moment in the American Revolution when George Washington led a surprise attack against troops supporting the British forces in Trenton. When Leutze created the painting in 1850, after he had returned from America to his native Germany, he was hoping to rally support for the revolutionary movements then sweeping Europe. He sent the work to New York in 1851, and within four months 50,000 people had paid to see it. Today the painting is an icon of American visual culture and one of the most beloved objects in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. In 2007, Leutze's masterpiece became the focus of the most ambitious conservation and reframing project in the museum's history. This book is a behind-the-scenes report on that project, prefaced by an account of the history of the painting's acquisition and display at the museum.…