Lois Orswell, David Smith, and Modern Art - Softcover

Cohn, Marjorie B.; Smith, David; Fogg Art Museum; Harvard University Art Museums

Softcover

ISBN 10: 189177123X ISBN 13: 9781891771231

Publisher: Harvard Univ Art Museum, 2002

Synopsis

Lois Orswell (1904-1998) was a pioneering collector of abstract expressionist art and modern sculpture. She was notable not only for the quality of her acquisitions but also for her exceptional position as a woman collector at a time when men dominated the art world. Orswell focused her attention on sculpture and drawings, rather than paintings, and her collection features the work of such canonical artists as Kline, de Kooning, Rodin, Calder, Moore, Nevelson, and many others. Of all these artists, none was more important than David Smith, arguably the greatest American sculptor of the 20th century, and this volume highlights the close connection between collector and artist. This work publishes the correspondence between Orswell and Smith, shedding light on the sculptor's personality and professional practice. It also tells the history of the Orswell Collection, which numbers over 340 objects and is housed at the Harvard University Art Museums.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Distributed for the Harvard University Art Museums

About the Author:

Marjorie B. Cohn is the Cart A. Weyerhaeuser Curator of Prints at the Fogg Art Museum and senior lecturer; History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University. Sarah B. Kianovsky is assistant curator of Paintings, Sculpture, and Decorative Arts at the Fogg Art Museum.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard Univ Art Museum
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 189177123X
• ISBN 13: 9781891771231
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 387