Hilla Rebay and the Origins of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Edited by Karole Vail. Text by Tracey Bashkoff, Don Quaintance, John Hanhardt.
Exploring the origins and early days of the Guggenheim Museum--when it was first known as the Museum of Non-Objective Painting--this volume reveals for the first time the Guggenheim's complex architectural history, drawing on extensive correspondence between Founding Director Hilla Rebay and artist Rudolf Bauer (whose work the Guggenheim collected exhaustively) to reveal the leading role Bauer played in envisioning the collection and the museum. It also explores Rebay's unusual curatorial conceptions and framing practices at the museum's early locations. Karol Vail provides biographies of many lesser-known artists in the museum's collection, while others discuss the museum's early history and ambitions. Architectural drawings, installation views, photographs and color plates of selected artworks help track the rise of this great museum.
FORMAT: Hbk, 9 x 11 in. / 352 pgs / illustrated throughout. LIST PRICE: U.S. $45.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $55 ISBN: 9780892073931 PUBLISHER: Guggenheim Museum Publications AVAILABLE: 8/31/2009 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of print AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: WORLD
The Museum of Non-Objective Painting Hilla Rebay and the Origins of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Published by Guggenheim Museum Publications. Edited by Karole Vail. Text by Tracey Bashkoff, Don Quaintance, John Hanhardt.
Exploring the origins and early days of the Guggenheim Museum--when it was first known as the Museum of Non-Objective Painting--this volume reveals for the first time the Guggenheim's complex architectural history, drawing on extensive correspondence between Founding Director Hilla Rebay and artist Rudolf Bauer (whose work the Guggenheim collected exhaustively) to reveal the leading role Bauer played in envisioning the collection and the museum. It also explores Rebay's unusual curatorial conceptions and framing practices at the museum's early locations. Karol Vail provides biographies of many lesser-known artists in the museum's collection, while others discuss the museum's early history and ambitions. Architectural drawings, installation views, photographs and color plates of selected artworks help track the rise of this great museum.
