Masterworks of American Painting and Sculpture from the Smith College Museum of Art
first edition Softbound
1999 · NY
by Muehlig, Linda (editor)
NY: Hudson Hills Press, 1999. First edition. Softbound. VG (Ex-lib., label at base of spine, ink stamp and pencil marking at title page). Color wraps. 307 pp. 74 large color plates, numerous bw plates. Smith College's remarkable offering had its beginnings over 120 years ago as a collection of contemporary American art. This volume highlights 74 paintings and sculptures dating from 1733 to 1992. A checklist with thumbnails (many in color) of another 84 works and a lengthy bibliography are included. Six curators, most of whom interned at the museum, contribute exemplary essays on the works, which are all by well-known artists. Small libraries with no books on Smith College's collection, especially in the East, would be well served by this volume. (Inventory #: 20529)