Graphic modernism
Subtitle: selections from the Francey and Dr. Martin L. Gecht Collection at the Art Institute of Chicago
Publisher: Art Institute of Chicago; In Association with Hudson Hills Press; Distributed to the trade by National Book Network
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chicago; Manchester, Vt; [S.l.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: Gecht, Martin L. -- Art collections -- Catalogs; Gecht, Francey -- Art collections -- Catalogs; Art Institute of Chicago -- Catalogs; Art, European -- 19th century -- Catalogs; Art, European -- 20th century -- Catalogs; Art, American -- 20th century -- Catalogs; Art -- Private collections -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Catalogs
Genres: Catalogs
Description: "This book celebrates the Gechts' gift of over thirty works to The Art Institute of Chicago, joining what has long been one of the most distinguished public collections of late nineteenth- and twentieth-century graphic arts in America. Showcasing the couple's bequest, Graphic Modernism is augmented by one hundred other examples from the family's important holdings. The Art Institute's staff worked closely with the Gechts in making selections for the museum that will fill lacunae and add strength to strength. In an informative introduction, Art Institute curator Suzanne Folds McCullagh relates the collection to the context in which it was formed. Each of the over 130 works included here is reproduced in full color, and is accompanied by an informative and accessible entry prepared by Art Institute staff and the Gechts' curator, Mark Krisco."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-180) and index