My Love Affair with Modern Art Behind the Scenes with a Legendary Curator |
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| Author:
| Kuh, Katharine |
| Editor:
| Berman, Avis |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62872-269-7 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2011 |
| Publisher: | Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Arcade Publishing |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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One of America’s leading curators, “a woman of resilience and vision, a writer of clarity and ardor” (
Chicago Tribune), takes you on a personal tour of the world of modern art. In the Depression-era climate of the 1930s, Katharine Kuh defied the odds and opened a gallery in Chicago, where she exhibited such relatively unknown artists as Fernand L#65533;ger, Paul Klee, Joan Mir#65533;, Ansel Adams, Marc Chagall, and Alexander Calder. Her extraordinary...
More Description One of America’s leading curators, “a woman of resilience and vision, a writer of clarity and ardor” (Chicago Tribune), takes you on a personal tour of the world of modern art. In the Depression-era climate of the 1930s, Katharine Kuh defied the odds and opened a gallery in Chicago, where she exhibited such relatively unknown artists as Fernand L#65533;ger, Paul Klee, Joan Mir#65533;, Ansel Adams, Marc Chagall, and Alexander Calder. Her extraordinary story reveals how and why America became a major force in the world of contemporary art.