Description
Featuring over five hundred masterpieces from around the world, this revised and expanded guide is a beautifully illustrated introduction to the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
This updated version of the museum's handbook presents more than 500 highlights of the collection through superb reproductions and concise supporting texts that give readers an understanding of the significance of each work of art. The volume has been revised and expanded to include recent acquisitions, incorporate new research, and increase representation of women artists and artists of color, while updating photography and interpretation in line with the museum's new guidelines. The introductory essay on the history of the museum's architecture and encyclopedic collection has been amended to incorporate discussion and illustrations of the contributions of Julian Abele and Horace Trumbauer, as well as Frank Gehry's recent expansions and renovations to the museum's main building and major gifts of the last decade. This richly illustrated volume, with a refreshed design and new cover, brings a vital resource into the present day.
- Authors, Editors and Contributors: Curators of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Softcover
- Publisher: Forthcoming from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, August 2023
- 476 pages, 9.8" x 7"
- 545 color and 17 black and white illustrations
- ISBN: 9780876333037
