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Making it modern, the folk art collection of Elie and Viola Nadelman, Margaret K. Hofer and Roberta J.M. Olson ; contributions by Kenneth L. Ames [and three others]

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Making it modern, the folk art collection of Elie and Viola Nadelman, Margaret K. Hofer and Roberta J.M. Olson ; contributions by Kenneth L. Ames [and three others]
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-368) and index
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Making it modern
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910504141
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Margaret K. Hofer and Roberta J.M. Olson ; contributions by Kenneth L. Ames [and three others]
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the folk art collection of Elie and Viola Nadelman
Summary
This lavishly illustrated volume is the first comprehensive study of the folk art collection purchased by the New-York Historical Society from Elie and Viola Nadelman in 1937. Exhibited by the couple from 1926 to 1937 in their pioneering Museum of Folk and Peasant Arts in Riverdale, New York, the nearly fifteen thousand works come from a collection spanning six centuries, thirteen countries, and a broad range of media. Authors Margaret K. Hofer and Roberta J.M. Olson explore a nucleus of some two hundred and sixteen highlights in eighty-seven catalog entries, as well as nine of Nadelman's own sculptures, and consider the possible interchanges between the Nadelman's collecting and his avant-garde art. Their research, employing new archival evidence from the Historical Society and the rich cache of Nadelman Papers, has resulted in exciting discoveries, among them Nadelman's active role in restoring some of his folk art objects. Featuring seven provocative essays, "Making It Modern" breaks new ground not only on the Nadelmans and folk art, but also in the history of American art and taste during the fast-paced cultural revolutions of the early twentieth century. Exhibition: New York Historical Society (20.05 - 21.08.2016) / Albuquerque Museum of Art, USA (06.09. - 29.11.2015) / Addison Gallery, Andover, USA (17.09. - 31.12.2016)
Table Of Contents
Catalogue. The Nadelman Folk Art Collection -- Catalogue. Selected sculptures by Elie NadelmanAppendix I: Checklist of dealers and auction houses patronized by the Nadelmans, 1923-36 -- Appendix II: Museum of Folk Arts Guide, 1935
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