Albany Institute of History & Art: 200 Years of Collecting by: Editor: Anbinder, Paul
Hardcover. NY, Hudson Hills Press, Inc., 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 332 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in good condition, with some minor staining and indentations on the rear. Red cloth covers underneath are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Beautiful full-color photography throughout. The Albany Institute is one of the nation's oldest cultural institutions, dating to 1791. This comprehensive overview of its American art and decorative-arts collections presents about 130 objects (of a total exceeding 20,000), each chosen for its national significance, artistic merit, and relevance to the Institute's mission: collecting and interpreting the art, history, and culture of New York State's Upper Hudson Valley from the late seventeenth century to the present. Chapters are devoted to Paintings and Drawings, Miniatures, Sculpture, Prints, Silver and Pewter Furniture, Stoves, Ceramics and Glass, Textiles, and Costumes. This is an oversize book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 33880
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