Art For Yale: A History Of The Yale University Art Gallery

New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Art Gallery, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket, protected. Bound handsomely in black cloth over boards, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. From the publisher's blurb, "This book, published on the Tercentennial of Yale University in conjunction with an exhibition, tells the story of the Gallery, its collections, and the donors, artists, faculty, students and staff who have together made the institution a distinguished teaching museum dedicated to the importance of the original work of art." The volume remains the definitive story of the Gallery from its founding in 1832 through to the present day. Plentiful full-color archival photos and images from the collection. Special focus on the gift in 1942 of Old Master paintings from James Jackson Jarves and then from Katherine S. Dreier and Marcel Duchamp. A comprehensive list of exhibitions is provided. 15 chapters and a concluding essay by Elise K. Kenney. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xi [1], 2-300 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.