Magician of the Modern: Chick Austin and the Transformation of the Arts in America
by Gaddis, Eugene R
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394587774
- ISBN 13
- 9780394587776
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About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2000. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. Inscribed by the Author. 492 pp., many illustrations 25 in color. A large gift inscription by the author, to the half title page, "For Laurie ____, with my warmest regards and gratitude for enlightening me so serendipitously about the sculpture Chick is embracing on the cover. Sincerely, Eugene R. Gaddis. May 11, 2001". Some wear to the dustjacket covers edge, otherwise fine. Dustjacket is protected with a mylar cover..
Synopsis
Eugene R. Gaddis is the William G. DeLana Archivist and Curator of the Austin House at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut. He is the editor and co-author of Avery Memorial: The First Modern Museum and lectures frequently on American cultural history. A graduate of Amherst College, he holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in West Hartford, Connecticut.
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- Exquisite Corpse, Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008504
- Title
- Magician of the Modern: Chick Austin and the Transformation of the Arts in America
- Author
- Gaddis, Eugene R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394587774
- ISBN 13
- 9780394587776
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, New York
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art History; Biography;
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