Larry Rivers : art and the artist / foreword by David C. Levy ; essays by Barbara Rose and Jacquelyn Days Serwer.
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TextPublication details: Boston : Little, Brown and Co. in association with the Corcoran Gallery of Art, c2002.Edition: 1st edDescription: 183 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cmISBN: - 082122798X (hardcover)
- 0821228242 (museum edition)
- Art and the artist
- 759.13 RIV
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 759.13 RIV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002000152281 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In association with the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., Bulfinch Press is publishing the first major retrospective of Larry Rivers. Rivers, one of the original Pop artists on the 1950s art scene, is known for his bold and eclectic style. Inspired by sources as diverse as the impressionists, Napoleon, and Hollywood movies, Rivers' work shows a keen sense of history and an adventurous spirit. He was active not only in the visual arts but also in jazz, poetry, and theater. Rivers was a pivotal figure linking together the art scenes in Paris and New York. Still going strong at age 76, he remains a strong presence in the art scene of South Hampton, New York, where he lives and works.
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 86-87).
Foreword: My friendship with Larry Rivers / David C. Levy -- Larry Rivers: painter of modern life / Barbara Rose -- Larry Rivers and his "smorgasbord of the recognizable" / Jacquelyn Days Serwer -- Plates.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Barbara Rose was an art historian, art critic, curator, college professor and filmmaker. She was born, Barbara Ellen Rose, on June 11, 1936 in Washington, D.C. She earned a B.A. degree from Barnard College and attended graduate school at Columbia. In 1984, she earned a PhD from Columbia in the history of art.She became an influential art historian and critic. She was a champion of minimalism, writing, a landmark essay, "ABC Art" published in Art in America in October 1965. She wrote numerous books and essays. Her best-known book was a textbook, American Art Since 1900. It was widely used in the 1970s. She enjoyed studying present day art and made studio visits to see the latest work of an artist and get information. She was also an art critic for Vogue and New York magazines.
She helped to advance the art careers of women. In 1971, she wrote the first major monograph of Helen Frankenthaler. In 1983, she organized the first museum retrospective of Lee Krasner's work. She wrote the text for monographs of four contemporary female sculptors. She taught and lectured at several colleges and universities, including Sarah Lawrence. She produced eight documentary films.
Barbara Rose died on December 25, 2020 in a hospice in Concord, New Hampshire at the age of 84.
(Bowker Author Biography)