Hearst the Collector
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.15 (997 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810972832 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
About the Author Mary Levkoff is a curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Hearst the Collector takes the reader inside each, illustrating with rarely seen historical prints the most interesting pieces from Hearst’s vast holdings, which were dispersed over the years among many museums throughout the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Rijksmueum.. His life as a newspaper magnate and politician was satirized in Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane, and his home in San Simeon, California, is still one of the most visited house museums in the country. Hearst the Collector explores another facet of his extraordinary life and notoriety: his phenomenal art collection. During the 1920s and 1930s, he amassed the largest private collections of tapestries, antiquities, silver, and arms and armor of his time. William Randolph Hearst (18631951) was one of the most famous men in America in the first half of the 20th century. His collect
Mary Levkoff is a curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Outstanding This is a serious and beautiful book about an often misunderstood part of Hearst's life--his goals and passion as an art collector. Both the text and photos are excellent.. Amazon Customer said Great book. Mary did a fine job of making a really nice addition to the exhibit of Hearst The Collector that is currently going on at the LACMA. Anyone interested in art and art collecting will find it a good read.. Peter T. Wolf said Hearst The Collector: Collect this book !!. I bought this book at the exhibition in LA. I own many books on the subject of wealthy collectors and I can assure you this one is a steal at this price! It is big and beautifully done with full page black and white period photographs and new color ph