Author: BANTEL, LINDA
Title: The Alice M. Kaplan Collection
Description: Advisory Council of the Departament of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University. 1981. (ISBN: 0231053223). Hardcover. Book, English text.; Hardcover (without dust jacket); 22.5 x 28.5 cm.; 1.1 Kg.; 217 pages with black and white and colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the interior and exterior. Lacks the dust jacket. Wear marks on the front, spine and back cover. Signs of wear on the interior. The hinge is slightly cracked at the front, but the binding remains firm."The collection that Alice Kaplan has assembled for herself and her family stands outside the mainstream of most contemporary art collections. Although small, it does not focus on any distinct area of art by embraces a broad spectrum and had perhaps, more in commom with museums or the Renaissance collections - the Kunstkammers or 'cabinets of curiosities'. Like them, the objects presented in this catalogue span many continents and periods. There are Ptolemaic, Indian, Chinese, African, Pre-Columbian, and French sculpures; European and American paintings; old master and modern drawings; and Peruvian and Scandinavian tapestries, even a contemporary macrame wall hanging. A collection of this king - some would call it encyclopedic, others ecletic - results partly from Alice Kaplan's many interests, but is primarly due to her adventurous spirit, disregard for fashion, and ability to respond to the intrinsic beauty of an object no matter where or when it was created." excerpt from the introduction by Linda Bantel. Good/No Jacket.

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