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New York, Washington, DC: E. Weyhe, Phillips Memorial Gallery. G/NO DUSTJACKET. 1931. Hardcover. 245 plates . 4to. .
The Artist Sees Differently: Essays Based Upon The Philosophy Of A Collection In The Making (2-Volume Set) by Phillips, Duncan - 1931
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The Artist Sees Differently: Essays Based Upon The Philosophy Of A Collection In The Making (2-Volume Set)
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New York City: E. Weyhe, 1931. Hardcover. Good+ (scuffs & scratches to boards. spine ends rubbed. corners lightly rubbed; vol2 upper corner bumped & creased. vol2 textblock edge has two small stains, remnants to some pg edges.). 2 vols. Gray paper boards, maroon cloth spines with black title blocks. Volume 1: 146 pages, 3 color and 4 bw plates. Volume 2 :unpaginated and contains 245 bw plates on pp. Photo is of a previous copy from our collection. Dense spotted foxing to volume one's pastedown and endpaper. Volume one has instances of pencil underlining to opening twenty pages. Both volumes have instances of speckled or spotted foxing. Remains a nice set. The complete two-volume set of essays and supporting illustrations as assembled by American art critic and collector Duncan Phillips (1886-1966). Volume 1 consists of 11 essays, exhibition notes, and colums on specific artists.. Many of these are on European art-related topics, but those of direct American interest would include writings on Karl Knaths, John Marin, Augustus Vincent Tack, Harold Weston, and American Old Masters. Volume 2 contains 245 bw plates, with an artist index at the front that reflects the strong American representation in this collection. The set constitutes No. 6 in the Phillips Publications series.
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- Publisher E. Weyhe
- Place of Publication New York City
- Date Published 1931
- Keywords 20th Century; American Art; Art; European Art; Art Essays; Art Criticism; Collections ; Phillips Collection ; American Art ; Art
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The Artist Sees Differently; Essays Based Upon the Philosophy of a Collection in the Making
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The Artist Sees Differently; Essays Based Upon the Philosophy of a Collection in the Making. 2 Volumes
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New York: E. Weyhe, 1931. Hardcover. Very good. Bound in the publisher's original red quarter cloth and brown paper over boards, covers and spine labels stamped in light blue. Rubbed at the edges and extremities. Color frontis in volume one. Volume two contains 245 plates in black & white. Ex-library with usual markings, stamped withdrawn.
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New York, Washington, DC: E. Weyhe, Phillips Memorial Gallery, 1931. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Fair. Format is approximately 9.5 inches by 12.25 inches. [14], 146, [2] pages. Color frontis illustration. Illustrations. Index. Spine torn and chipped. Cover soiled. The Phillips Publications Number Six, Volume 1. Duncan Phillips (1886-1966) was a Washington, D.C., based art collector and critic who played a seminal role in introducing America to modern art. The grandson of James H. Laughlin, a banker and co-founder of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company, Phillips was born in Pittsburgh and moved with his family to Washington, D.C. in 1895. Phillips, along with his mother, established the precursor of The Phillips Collection, The Phillips Memorial Gallery, after the sudden deaths of his father, Duncan Clinch Phillips (1838-1917), a Pittsburgh window glass millionaire, and brother, James Laughlin Phillips (May 30, 1884 - 1918). Beginning with a small family…
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