World Arts, Local Lives : The Collections of the Fowler Museum at UCLA

Marla C Berns

ISBN 10: 0984755063 / ISBN 13: 9780984755066

Published by University Of Washington Press Sep 2014, 2014

Neuware - This lavishly illustrated volume, demonstrating the scope and depth of the vast and remarkable global collections of the Fowler Museum at ucla, has been produced as part of the ongoing celebration of the institution's fiftieth-anniversary year. It recalls many of the highlights of the Museum's formation, focusing not only on collections development but also on a long history of programmatic innovation. The book begins with an essay by the Museum's director, Marla C. Berns, which sketches the Fowler's history, and this is followed by a section reproducing in color and large format 250 stunning works from the collection. Berns's lengthy history of involvement with the Fowler - which began when she worked for the Museum as a graduate intern while pursuing her doctorate at UCLA - and the innovative strategies she has introduced, have uniquely situated her to author this book. Seller Inventory # 9780984755066

Synopsis:

This lavishly illustrated volume, demonstrating the scope and depth of the vast and remarkable global collections of the Fowler Museum at ucla, has been produced as part of the ongoing celebration of the institution's fiftieth-anniversary year. It recalls many of the highlights of the Museum's formation, focusing not only on collections development but also on a long history of programmatic innovation.

The book begins with an essay by the Museum's director, Marla C. Berns, which sketches the Fowler's history, and this is followed by a section reproducing in color and large format 250 stunning works from the collection. Berns's lengthy history of involvement with the Fowler―which began when she worked for the Museum as a graduate intern while pursuing her doctorate at UCLA―and the innovative strategies she has introduced, have uniquely situated her to author this book.

Bibliographic Details

Title: World Arts, Local Lives : The Collections of...
Publisher: University Of Washington Press Sep 2014
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Buch
Condition: Neu