The Art Museum in America by Pach, Walter - 1948

Pantheon, 1948. Hardcover. Good. Unmarked. Staple holes on front end page. Worn edges. No dust jacket. 62 B/W illustrations. Color Frontispiece. 300p. Index. Supplement: A List of Museums of Art in the United States. Measures 7x10.25 inches. Walter Pach (1883-1958) was an artist, critic, lecturer, art adviser, and art historian who wrote extensively about modern art and championed the cause of modern art. Through his numerous books, articles, and translations of European art texts Pach brought the emerging modernist viewpoint to the American public. This book calls into question the relevance, responsibility, and future direction of the American art museum.