Objects of desire : the modern still life / Margit Rowell.
Objects of desire : the modern still life / Margit Rowell.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Museum of Modern Art : Distributed by H.N. Abrams, c1997.
Call Numbers
NQ758.4/7
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
231 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Museum of Modern Art : Distributed by H.N. Abrams, c1997.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1997.
Access and use
Access Conditions
State Reference Library copy: To be issue in Supervised Use Area.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Questioning the common perception of the still life as a minor form, a perception that has haunted it over its roughly 400-year history, Rowell shows that still life paintings and sculptures offer a unique index not only of their makers' interests and formal concerns, but of their times. Objects of Desire: The Modern Still Life is published to acco...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Objects of desire : the modern still life / Margit Rowell.
Portion of title
Modern still life.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Catalog of an exhibition of the same name at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, May 25-Aug. 26, 1997, and the Hayward Gallery, London, Oct. 9, 1997-Jan. 4, 1998.
Errata slip inserted.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-227).
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c1997.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
NQ758.4/7
Record Identifier
74VMQeXyoywX
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMQeXyoywX
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0810961725 (Abrams) :
9780810961722 (cloth : Abrams)
0810961725 (cloth : Abrams)
9780870701115 (pbk. : MoMA)
0870701118 (pbk. : MoMA)
9780810961722 (Abrams) :
087070110X (MoMA)
9780870701115 (MoMA : pbk.)
0870701118 (MoMA : pbk.)
9780810961722
0810961725
087070110X
9780870701115
0870701118
DDC
758.4
704.9435
704.943509040747471
MMS ID
991000628419702626
