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Still life : the object in American art, 1915-1995 : selections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art / Lowery Stokes Sims and Sabine Rewald ; with a contribution by William S. Lieberman.

Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Rizzoli, c1996.Description: 175 p : col. ill ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0847819825
  • 0847819825
  • 0847819833
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Contents:
Acknowledgments / Philippe de Montebello and Serena Rattazzi -- Introduction / Lowery Stokes Sims and Sabine Rewald -- Still Life and the Landscape -- Harvests, Hunts, and Bountiful Settings -- Flower Paintings -- Interiors and Genre Scenes -- Table Still Life -- The Iconic Object -- Checklist of the Exhibition.
Summary: Examines the evolution of still life beyond traditional arrangements of fruit and flowers to incorporate compositional elements and iconography that is not usually associated with still life art.

Includes bibliographical references.

Acknowledgments / Philippe de Montebello and Serena Rattazzi -- Introduction / Lowery Stokes Sims and Sabine Rewald -- Still Life and the Landscape -- Harvests, Hunts, and Bountiful Settings -- Flower Paintings -- Interiors and Genre Scenes -- Table Still Life -- The Iconic Object -- Checklist of the Exhibition.

Examines the evolution of still life beyond traditional arrangements of fruit and flowers to incorporate compositional elements and iconography that is not usually associated with still life art.