Allen Abend (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Hardcover. Allen Abend's latest book about the art of Baltimore focuses on the history of the Peabody Institute's art collection and how it was assembled, cared for, and divested of over the last century. He "chronicles the management of the collection after the gallery closed in 1925 through its present day status. The book explores the dichotomy associated with the Peabody Art Collection as both a treasure and a burden" (jacket). Chapters include: Baltimore's Need for the Peabody Institute, Founding of the Peabody Institute, Gallery Organization, Peabody Art Collection, Gallery Exhibitions 1879 - 1925, Gallery Closes - Changing Priorities, and Collection Becomes the Property of the State of Maryland. Also includes an appendix that lists the artworks in the Peabody Collection. Oblong, bound in black cloth boards. In black illustrated dust jacket with black title to orange spine panel. Pristine with numerous color illustrations. 139 pages. BALT/112818.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Hardcover. Includes chapters on Baltimore as an art center, opportunities for women to study fine arts (both abroad and in Baltimore), exhibition opportunities for women artists (nationally and locally), biographies of sixteen Baltimore artists, and more. The artists covered include: Alice Worthington Ball, Camilia Whitehurst, Mary A. Kremelberg (Gibson), Josephine Granger Cochrane, Maude Drein (Bryant), Ruth A. Anderson (Temple), Mary de Ford Keller, Dora Louise Murdoch, Margaret Moffett Law, Florence MacKubin, Lilian Giffen, Rosalie Lorraine Gill, Gabrielle DeVeaux Clements, Louisa Wright Neilson (Ford), Mary Worthington Crummer, and M. Louisa Steuart. Oblong, bound in black cloth boards. In white illustrated dust jacket with black title to spine panel. Pristine with numerous color illustrations. 123 pages. BALT/091025.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Hardcover. "Louis Rosenthal was a world-renowned miniature sculptor. Although his work is in the collections of many museums and institutions, the story of his life and work has been largely forgotten. Hopefully, this book will help to highlight and maintain his legacy as an exceptional artist and man" (jacket). Includes extensive biographical information and a catalog of Rosenthal's work. Oblong octavo in black cloth boards. Pristine with full color photographic illustrations throughout. In a black and white glossy illustrated dust jacket with red title to spine and front panels. 88 pages. BALT/121624.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Hardcover. "A history of the 138 year old artist association, the Charcoal Club of Baltimore. The first few chapters begin with the founding of the Club in 1883 and with the history of its highly regarded art school and popular annual Exhibition of American Contemporary Art. The book then turns to the social aspects of the Club including the Bal des Arts costume ball, its hilarious endeavors, and combative positions sometimes veiled in humor. The book continues with a chronicle of the Club's history followed by a sampling of artworks by Club members." Oblong, bound in black cloth boards. In illustrated dust jacket with title to front and spine panels. Numerous color illustrations. 167 pages.

Allen C. Abend, 2015. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Fine in fine dust jacket. Inscription to front free endpaper. Beautiful full color illustrations throughout. 123 pages. BALT/011325. Book.

Hardcover. Orange wraps with color and b&w illustration with red, orange and black lettering; black boards; 139 pp.; richly illustrated. "This book continues the author's focus on Baltimore and the fine arts. The first chapters present the history and immense importance of the Peabody Institute and its Gallery of Art. Attention then turns to the Peabody Art Collection. The Collection's history is examined during the almost fifty-year existnece of the Peabody Gallery of Art, the major fine arts venue in Baltimore during that time. The author chronicles the management of the collection after the gallery closed in 1925 through its present day status. The book explores the dichotomy associated with the Peabody Art Collection as both a treasure and a burden." -- DJ. Good+ (Boards are very lightly edgeworn; interior is clean; binding is solid.) Good+ (DJ is lightly shelfworn.).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Clean, unmarked, unread copy with DJ in NF condition. BP/Baltimore/Art.