240 pages : 32 cm
"Williams College, established in Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1793, is remarkable as the source of several generations of leading museum professionals, and its fine museum has been a crucial part of their education. It holds an exceptional collection of American art - nearly 3,000 objects in all - filled with masterpieces by major artists as well as such special treasures as large holdings of work by Thomas Nast, Rube Goldberg, and Charles and Maurice Prendergast
The paintings, sculpture, furniture, prints, and drawings highlighted in this volume range from about 1769 to 1950."
"The first recorded call for an art collection at Williams came in 1858, but the earliest objects were a curious amalgam of fine art and study aids helpful in teaching. However, by 1890 Williams had acquired a "real" art collection, a fine setting for its display (Lawrence Hall, the elegant college library), and a professor dedicated to the history of art and culture (Richard Austin Rice)."
"American Dreams is published on the occasion of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the collection's current home, the Williams College Museum of Art (substantially expanded in the 1980s)
It included eighteenth-century works by Copley and West; nineteenth-century examples by Kensett, Inness, Homer, Harnett, Peto, Whistler, Remington, and Eakins; and twentieth-century works by Saint-Gaudens, Twachtman, Bellows, Demuth, Hartley, O'Keeffe, Marin, Man Ray, Shahn, Feininger, Wood, Hofmann, Avery, Cadmus, Burchfield, and Lawrence."--BOOK JACKET
Includes bibliographical references and indexes

American dreams : American art to 1950 at the Williams College Museum of Art

Williams College. Museum of Art; Mathews, Nancy Mowll

edited by Nancy Mowll Mathews

Nancy A. Matthews

Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester

United States, United States of America

New York, Garsington, 2001

October 25, 2001

FR, 2001

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

<p><p>williams College (estab. In 1793, Williamstown, Ma) Museum Holds An Exceptional Collection Of American Art, Filled With Masterpieces By Major Artists As Well As Such Special Treasures As Large Holdings Of Work By Thomas Nast, Rube Goldberg, And Charles And Maurice Prendergast.</p><h3>library Journal</h3><p>williams College, In Williamstown, Ma, Has Collected Art Since The Mid-19th Century. In This Chronological Journey Through American Art In All Media, Each Of 56 Highlighted Objects From The Museum Receives A Mini-essay Of Several Hundred Words, Signed By Contributors Who Frequently Are The Acknowledged Experts On Particular Artists Or Works. A Full Factual Entry On Each Work Appears At The Back Of The Book, Preceded By Extremely Brief Summaries Of The Acquisitions Histories Of The Overall Collection's Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Williams Portraits, Prints, Photographs, Posters, And Decorative Arts. College Alumni Donated Many Items, Including Collections On Rube Goldberg, Thomas Nast, And The Prendergasts. This Is Not The Definitive Book On American Art, But It Is An Excellent Survey With Many Interesting Objects Not Commonly Reproduced. For Art History Collections. Jack Perry Brown, Art Inst. Of Chicago Lib. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.</p>

2024-07-01