Paul Mellon's legacy : a passion for British art : masterpieces from the Yale Center for British Art /John Baskett [et al]
"Paul Mellon (1907--1999) was an unparalleled collector of British art. His collection, now at Yale in the museum and study center he founded to house it, rivals those in Britain's national museums and is unquestionably the most comprehensive representation of British art held outside of the United Kingdom. This book and the exhibition that it accompanies celebrate the centenary of his birth. Five introductory essays examine Mellon's extraordinary collecting activity, as well as his role in creating both the Yale Center for British Art and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art in London as gifts to his alma mater (Yale 1929). A lavishly illustrated catalogue section showcases 148 of the most exquisite and important paintings, watercolors, drawings, prints, sculpture, rare books, and manuscript material in the Yale Center's collection, including major works by Thomas Gainsborough, Joshua Reynolds, George Stubbs, John Constable, and J. M. W. Turner."--Provided by the publisher.
Record Details
Publisher: | Yale University Press, |
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Pub Date: | 2007. |
Pages: | ix, 335 pages: |
Holdings
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Call Number
7.074MELLON
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Copy
1
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Item ID
PBH8185
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Material
FOLIO
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Location
Onsite storage - please ORDER to view
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