Alice Neel : painted truths / Jeremy Lewison [and others].

Author/creator Neel, Alice
Format Book
Publication InfoHouston [Tex.] : Museum of Fine Arts ; New Haven [Conn.] : Distributed by Yale University Press, ©2010.
Description296 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Subjects

Other author/creatorLewison, Jeremy.
Other author/creatorMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Other author/creatorWhitechapel Art Gallery.
Other author/creatorModerna Museet Malmö (Sweden)
Portion of title Painted truths
Contents Lenders to the exhibition -- Foreword / Iwona Blazwick, Magnus Jensner, and Peter C. Marzio -- Preface / Peter C. Marzio -- Curators' statement and acknowledgments / Jeremy Lewiston and Barry Walker -- "The human race torn to pieces": the painted portraits of Alice Neel / Tamar Garb -- Showing the barbarity of life: Alice Neel's grotesque / Jeremy Lewison -- Crowding / Robert Storr -- Dividing up the canvas / Barry Walker -- Artists' appreciations / Frank Auerbach, Marlene Dumas, and Chris Ofili -- Plates, with thematic texts and entries / Jeremy Lewison and Barry Walker.
Abstract "Explores the themes and stylistic developments of the art of Alice Neel, one of the greatest American painters of the twentieth century, with works spanning nearly seven decades, four essays and additional texts addressing themes and specific works, three artists' appreciations, and a chronology and bibliography"--Provided by publisher.
General notePublished to coincide with an exhibition held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Mar. 21-June 13, 2010, Whitechapel Gallery, London, July 8-September 17, and the Moderna Museet Malmö, Sweden, October 9, 2010-January 2, 2011.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 280-288) and index.
LCCN 2009026132
ISBN9780300163322 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0300163320 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks ND237.N43 A4 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold