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St. James Modern Masterpieces: The Best of Art, Architecture, Photography and Design Since 1945 (St. James Reference Guides)
| Full title: | St. James Modern Masterpieces: The Best of Art, Architecture, Photography and Design Since 1945 (St. James Reference Guides) |
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| ISBN: | 9781578590230 |
| ISBN 10: | 157859023X |
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| Publisher: | Visible Ink Pr |
| Edition: | First Edition |
| Num. pages: | 550 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Language: | en |
| Published on: | 1997 |
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Synopsis
From Andy Warhol's Gold Marilyn Monroe to Maya Ying Lin's Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Washington, D.C., and from a photographic portrait by Robert Mapplethorpe to the Porsche 911 automobile, each of the 200 works featured within have achieved the status of classic or masterpiece. International in scope, St. James Modern Masterpieces presents an exciting overview of the finest in art, architecture, photography and design created since 1945. Experts in each of the four disciplines, led by distinguished art and architecture scholar Udo Kultermann, discuss the works at length, assessing the importance of the pieces in their artistic and cultural context.