Barnett Newman by Temkin Ann ( Edited By ) - 2002

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2002. Softcover. VG- (wraps highly scuffed & scratched. corners bumped & rubbed w/ curling to pg corners. shelf-wear/scuffing to lower textblock). Glossy black wraps. 351 pp. 180 color plates, 3 fold-outs. "This book accompanies the first comprehensive exhibition of Barnett Newman's work in three decades. Two essays by prominent scholars survey Newman's career from his founding role in the New York School in the 1940s to his key influence on both Minimalism and conceptual art in the 1960s. Discussed at length are such Newman masterpieces as Onement I (1948), the series Stations of the Cross (1958-66), and the monumental sculpture Broken Obelisk (1967). Featuring 180 color illustrations of his paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures, the book also includes a comprehensive chronology of the artist's life based on new documentation, a selected exhibition history, and a selected bibliography."--WorldCat.

Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2002. Hardcover. VG (DJ and boards have shelf/edgewear; pages are clean, but lightly age-toned around the edges, which does not affect plates or text; binding is solid.). Black cloth with color pictorial dustjacket. 351 pp. 109+ color plates. Edited by Ann Temkin, with essays by Temkin and Richard Shiff and further contributions by Suzanne Penn and Melissa Ho. First comprehensive book and exhibit on artist's work in over three decades! Exhibition held in Philadelphia Museum of Art, March 24 to July 7, 2002; one additional venue. "One of the most enduringly influential Abstract Expressionists, Barnett Newman (1905-1970) took the genre to a startling new sphere. His tough, spare, emotive paintings were misunderstood and reviled by most critics when they first appeared in 1950 but came to command wide respect and even veneration by the end of the 1960s. Seemingly simple on first viewing, the paintings are in fact richly complicated and unexpectedly diverse.… Read More

Philadelphia: Yale University Press, 2002. First. hardcover. fine/fine. Newman, Barnett. Illustrated in color. 351 pages. Large square 4to,black cloth, d.w. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art/Yale University Press, (2002). First edition. Fine in fine dust wrapper.<br/> <br/> Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same title.<br/> <br/>

2002. 354pp with 171 colour and 6 monochrome plates, 32 colour and 155 monochrome illustrations. Soft covers 30 x 26cms. Re-assessment of the life and work of this American Abstract Expressionist to accompany this comprehensive exhibition of his work. Text in English.

Philadelphia, PA, United States: Yale University Press, 2002. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. The book is in very good condition, minor shelf rubbing to the jacket and a couple areas of mild creasing near the jacket's front fore-edge. The text itself is clean and clear throughout. 'Barnett Newman (1905-1970) was one of the most profound and influential artists of the twentieth century. A master of expansive spatial effects and evocative color, he pioneered painting that was both abstract and emotive, suffused with powerful philosophical and spiritual meaning. This landmark book surveys the breadth of Newman's career from his founding role in the New York School in the 1940s to his key influence on both minimalism and conceptual art in the 1960s. Featuring more than 100 of his paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures, the book also offers significant new scholarly findings based on the archives of the Barnett Newman Foundation.Despite the apparent simplicity… Read More

Yale University Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.