Research Catalog

Title

The Art of Kahlil Gibran at the Telfair Museum of Art.

Author

Gibran, Kahlil, 1883-1931

Publication

Telfair Museum of Art 2010.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

• Bushrui, Suheil B.
• Sammons, Tania
• Telfair Museum of Art

Description

128 p. : col. ill.; 29 cm.

Summary

"The first book written in English to focus on Kahlil Gibran's art since 'Twenty Drawings', published in 1919. 'The Art of Kahlil Gibran' contextualizes the visionary artist's visual creations. This new book includes work created in the last decade of Gibran's life, the most successful era of his career, both as a visual artist and writer. Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was best known for authoring 'The Prophet' in 1923, a collection of short philosophical essays that became one of the bestselling books of the twentieth century. Using the Telfair's collection (the largest Gibran holdings in the United States) as a framework, the book looks at the artist's visual creations, spanning the artist's career from his first major exhibition at photographer Fred Holland Day's studio in Boston in 1904 to works created during the last years of his life. The book also features photographs of Gibran and his New York studio, and a portrait of the young artist painted by Lilla Cabot Perry"--Publisher's description, p. [4] of cover.

Alternative Title

Kahlil Gibran at Telfair Museums

Subject

• Gibran, Kahlil, 1883-1931
• Art, Lebanese > Savannah > Exhibitions

Genre/Form

• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• Exhibition catalogs

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Kahlil Gilbran : the artist / Tania June Sammons -- Kahlil Gibran : the poet / Suheil Bushrui.

ISBN

• 9780933075122
• 093307512X

OCLC

• 456179293
• SCSB-10112587

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library