Architecture and design at the Museum of Modern Art : the Arthur Drexler years, 1951-1986

Architecture and design at the Museum of Modern Art : the Arthur Drexler years, 1951-1986 / Thomas S. Hines.

Author/creator	Hines, Thomas S. author.
Other author/creator	Getty Research Institute issuing body.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Los Angeles : The Getty Research Institute, [2019]
Description	xi, 196 pages ; 27 cm
Subject(s)	Drexler, Arthur--Criticism and interpretation. Drexler, Arthur--Influence. Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.). Department of Architecture and Design--History --20th century. Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.). Department of Architecture and Design--Influence. Modern movement (Architecture)--History. Architecture--United States --History --20th century. Art museums--New York (State) --New York --History.

Contents	Prologue: MOMA's Department of Architecture and Design, 1932-51: the rise of Arthur Drexler, 1925-51 -- Apprenticeship: Arthur Drexler as curator, 1951-56 -- Modernism at high tide: Drexler as department director, 1956-66 -- Creative destruction: Drexler, MOMA, and the changing course of modern architecture, 1966-75 -- Modernism under siege: Drexler, MOMA, and the postmodernist challenge, 1975-85 -- Modernism reconsidered: Drexler and MOMA, 1980-86.
Abstract	"This comprehensive history of the Museum of Modern Art's architecture and design department under the leadership of the highly influential curator Arthur Drexler assesses the department's impact on the shape and direction of twentieth-century architectural discourse"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/form	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre/form	History.
ISBN	9781606065815 hardcover
ISBN	1606065815 hardcover

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	N620 .M9 H56 2019	✔ Available	Place Hold