Whitney Museum Of American Art: Handbook Of The Collection

Thisall-newhandbook,afreshlookattheWhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt’scollection,highlightsthemuseum’sextraordinaryholdingsanditsfascinatinghistory.FeaturingiconicpiecesbyartistssuchasCalder,Hopper,Johns,O’Keeffe,andWarhol—aswellasnumerousworksbyunder-recognizedindividuals—thisisnotonlyaguidetotheWhitney’scollection,butalsoaremarkableprimeronmodernandcontemporaryAmericanart.Beautifullyillustratedwithabundantnewphotography,thebookpairsscholarlyentrieson350artistswithimagesofsomeoftheirmostsignificantworks.Themuseum’shistoryandtheevolutionofitscollection,includingtheWhitney’simportantdistinctionasoneofthefewAmericanmuseumsfoundedbyanartist,andthenotionof“American”inrelationtothecollection,arecoveredintwoshortessays.PublishedtocoincidewiththeWhitney’shighlyanticipatedmovetoanewfacilityindowntownNewYorkinthespringof2015,thisbookcelebratesthemuseum’sstoriedpastandvibrantpresentasitlooksaheadtoitsfuture.