Research Catalog

Title

American radiance : the Ralph Esmerian gift to the American Folk Art Museum / Stacy C. Hollander ; foreword by Gerard C. Wertkin ; essay by Ralph Esmerian ; principal photography by John Bigelow Taylor ; with contributions by Helen Kellogg ... [et al.].

Author

Museum of American Folk Art.

Publication

New York : American Folk Art Museum in association with H.N. Abrams, c2001.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Hollander, Stacy C.
• Esmerian, Ralph, 1940-

Description

571 p. : ill. (some col.); 29 cm.

Summary

"The preeminent private collection of American folk art now becomes public, and the event is cause for rejoicing among art lovers. Showcasing more than 400 outstanding works that comprise the Ralph Esmerian gift to the American Folk Art Museum in New York, this sumptuous volume celebrates traditional American folk art in all its vibrant diversity." "Combining new research, never-before-published color photographs, and detailed entries on each artwork, American Radiance is indispensable for students and collectors, yet broadly appealing to the folk art market. The book celebrates the opening of the Museum's new building, where the Esmerian Collection is the widely publicized inaugural exhibition."--Jacket.

Subject

• Esmerian, Ralph, 1940- > Art collections > Exhibitions
• Esmerian, Ralph, 1940- > Art collections > Catalogs
• Museum of American Folk Art > Exhibitions
• Museum of American Folk Art > Catalogs
• Folk art > United States > Exhibitions
• Art > New York > Exhibitions
• Folk art > United States > Catalogs
• Art > New York > Catalogs

Genre/Form

Catalogs

Note

• "Published in conjunction with the exhibition ... presented December 2001 through June 2002 as part of 'American anthem,' the inaugural series of exhibitions at the American Folk Art Museum's new building"--T.p. verso.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Journey / Ralph Esmerian -- Foreword / Gerard C. Wertkin -- Introduction / Stacy C. Hollander -- Color plates (Singular faces ; The world outside ; Interior glimpses ; Pennsylvania and beyond: pottery ; Pennsylvania and beyond: decorative arts and furniture -- Pennsylvania and beyond: Fraktur -- Narrative watercolors -- Girls at school, women at home ; Simple gifts: the Shakers ; Scrimshaw ; Sculpture).

ISBN

0810967413 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2001022795

OCLC

46683704

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library