The Art of Kahlil Gibran at Telfair Museums
By: essays by Suheil Bushrui, Tania June Sammons
Contributors: Bushrui, Suheil B.; Sammons, Tania; Telfair Museum of Art
Publisher: Telfair Museum of Art
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Savannah, Georgia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780933075122
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; Exhibitions; Lebanese Art
Other titles: Kahlil Gibran at Telfair Museums; Art of Kahlil Gibran
Description: "The first book written in English to focus on Kahlil Gibran's art since 'Twenty Drawings', published in 1919. 'The Art of Kahlil Gibran' contextualizes the visionary artist's visual creations. This new book includes work created in the last decade of Gibran's life, the most successful era of his career, both as a visual artist and writer. Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was best known for authoring 'The Prophet' in 1923, a collection of short philosophical essays that became one of the bestselling books of the twentieth century. Using the Telfair's collection (the largest Gibran holdings in the United States) as a framework, the book looks at the artist's visual creations, spanning the artist's career from his first major exhibition at photographer Fred Holland Day's studio in Boston in 1904 to works created during the last years of his life. The book also features photographs of Gibran and his New York studio, and a portrait of the young artist painted by Lilla Cabot Perry"--Publisher's description, p. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Kahlil Gibran : the artist  -- Tania June Sammons; title: Kahlil Gibran : the poet -- Suheil Bushrui.