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Double vision : the unerring eye of art world avatars Dominique and John de Menil, William Middleton
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- Summary
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- "The first and definitive biography of the celebrated collectors Dominique and John de Menil, who became one of the greatest cultural forces of the twentieth century through groundbreaking exhibits of art, artistic scholarship, the creation of innovative galleries and museums, and work with civil rights."--Amazon
- "Dominique and John de Menil created an oasis of culture in their Philip Johnson-designed house with everyone from Marlene Dietrich and René Magritte to Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns. In Houston, they built the Menil Collection, the Rothko Chapel, the Byzantine Fresco Chapel, the Cy Twombly Gallery, and underwrote the Contemporary Arts Museum. Now, with unprecedented access to family archives, William Middleton has written a sweeping biography of this unique couple. From their ancestors in Normandy and Alsace, to their own early years in France, and their travels in South America before settling in Houston. We see them introduced to the artists in Europe and America whose works they would collect, and we see how, by the 1960s, their collection had grown to include 17,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, rare books, and decorative objects. And here is, as well, a vivid behind-the-scenes look at the art world of the twentieth century and the enormous influence the de Menils wielded through what they collected and built and through the causes they believed in."--Amazon
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiii, 760 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi Book."
- Contents
-
- Part one. The museum imagined
- Fanfare
- Part two. The old world
- A family château
- A protestant dynasty
- Return to France
- Foreign affairs
- Honor and sacrifice
- Monsieur le Baron
- At first sight
- Une jeunesse
- Horizons broadened
- A shared life
- Engaged
- Part three. War
- Drôle de guerre
- The debacle
- Landings
- Postwar
- Part four. New frontiers
- Home
- Nail hit this time
- The sky is the limit
- A big splash
- Worth the candle
- Nothing and everything
- Faith can be alive
- Part five. A very strong woman
- Aftermath
- What now?
- Other voices, other lands
- Toward a new museum
- Global visions
- A museum with walls
- From civil rights to human rights
- Byzantium
- A new generation
- Un acte final
- Isbn
- 9780375415432
- Label
- Double vision : the unerring eye of art world avatars Dominique and John de Menil
- Title
- Double vision
- Title remainder
- the unerring eye of art world avatars Dominique and John de Menil
- Statement of responsibility
- William Middleton
- Subject
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- Menil, Dominique de
- Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography
- Philanthropists
- Biographies
- Civil rights workers
- Philanthropists
- Menil, John de
- Menil, Dominique de, 1908-1997
- Menil, John de, 1904-1973
- Biography
- Biographies
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Artists, Architects, Photographers
- Bauhaus Dessau, Bereich Architektur und Sammlungen
- University of South Alabama
- Biography
- Art -- Collectors and collecting
- Art -- Collectors and collecting
- Civil rights workers
- Biographies
- Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography
- Menil, John de
- United States
- Menil, John de -- Collections d'art
- Mouvements des droits de l'homme -- États-Unis -- Biographies
- Art -- Collectors and collecting -- United States -- Biography
- Menil, John de
- Menil, Dominique de
- ARCHITECTURE -- History | Contemporary (1945- )
- United States
- ART -- Popular Culture
- Art -- Collectionneurs et collections -- États-Unis -- Biographies
- Philanthropes -- États-Unis -- Biographies
- Menil, Dominique de -- Collections d'art
- Menil, Dominique de
- Kunst
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "The first and definitive biography of the celebrated collectors Dominique and John de Menil, who became one of the greatest cultural forces of the twentieth century through groundbreaking exhibits of art, artistic scholarship, the creation of innovative galleries and museums, and work with civil rights."--Amazon
- "Dominique and John de Menil created an oasis of culture in their Philip Johnson-designed house with everyone from Marlene Dietrich and René Magritte to Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns. In Houston, they built the Menil Collection, the Rothko Chapel, the Byzantine Fresco Chapel, the Cy Twombly Gallery, and underwrote the Contemporary Arts Museum. Now, with unprecedented access to family archives, William Middleton has written a sweeping biography of this unique couple. From their ancestors in Normandy and Alsace, to their own early years in France, and their travels in South America before settling in Houston. We see them introduced to the artists in Europe and America whose works they would collect, and we see how, by the 1960s, their collection had grown to include 17,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, rare books, and decorative objects. And here is, as well, a vivid behind-the-scenes look at the art world of the twentieth century and the enormous influence the de Menils wielded through what they collected and built and through the causes they believed in."--Amazon
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1961-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Middleton, William
- Dewey number
- 707.5
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- N5220.M555
- LC item number
- M53 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Menil, John de
- Menil, Dominique de
- Art
- Civil rights workers
- Philanthropists
- Menil, Dominique de
- Menil, John de
- Menil, Dominique de
- Menil, John de
- Menil, Dominique de
- Menil, John de
- Bauhaus Dessau
- University of South Alabama
- ARCHITECTURE
- ART
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- Art
- Civil rights workers
- Philanthropists
- United States
- Kunst
- Art
- Mouvements des droits de l'homme
- Philanthropes
- Label
- Double vision : the unerring eye of art world avatars Dominique and John de Menil, William Middleton
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi Book."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 659-725) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part one. The museum imagined -- Fanfare -- Part two. The old world -- A family château -- A protestant dynasty -- Return to France -- Foreign affairs -- Honor and sacrifice -- Monsieur le Baron -- At first sight -- Une jeunesse -- Horizons broadened -- A shared life -- Engaged -- Part three. War -- Drôle de guerre -- The debacle -- Landings -- Postwar -- Part four. New frontiers -- Home -- Nail hit this time -- The sky is the limit -- A big splash -- Worth the candle -- Nothing and everything -- Faith can be alive -- Part five. A very strong woman -- Aftermath -- What now? -- Other voices, other lands -- Toward a new museum -- Global visions -- A museum with walls -- From civil rights to human rights -- Byzantium -- A new generation -- Un acte final
- Control code
- 990248397
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiii, 760 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780375415432
- Lccn
- 2017027976
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)990248397
- Label
- Double vision : the unerring eye of art world avatars Dominique and John de Menil, William Middleton
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi Book."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 659-725) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part one. The museum imagined -- Fanfare -- Part two. The old world -- A family château -- A protestant dynasty -- Return to France -- Foreign affairs -- Honor and sacrifice -- Monsieur le Baron -- At first sight -- Une jeunesse -- Horizons broadened -- A shared life -- Engaged -- Part three. War -- Drôle de guerre -- The debacle -- Landings -- Postwar -- Part four. New frontiers -- Home -- Nail hit this time -- The sky is the limit -- A big splash -- Worth the candle -- Nothing and everything -- Faith can be alive -- Part five. A very strong woman -- Aftermath -- What now? -- Other voices, other lands -- Toward a new museum -- Global visions -- A museum with walls -- From civil rights to human rights -- Byzantium -- A new generation -- Un acte final
- Control code
- 990248397
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiii, 760 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780375415432
- Lccn
- 2017027976
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)990248397
Subject
- ARCHITECTURE -- History | Contemporary (1945- )
- ART -- Popular Culture
- Art -- Collectionneurs et collections -- États-Unis -- Biographies
- Art -- Collectors and collecting
- Art -- Collectors and collecting
- Art -- Collectors and collecting -- United States -- Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Artists, Architects, Photographers
- Bauhaus Dessau, Bereich Architektur und Sammlungen
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Biography
- Biography
- Civil rights workers
- Civil rights workers
- Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography
- Kunst
- Menil, Dominique de
- Menil, Dominique de
- Menil, Dominique de
- Menil, Dominique de -- Collections d'art
- Menil, Dominique de, 1908-1997
- Menil, John de
- Menil, John de
- Menil, John de
- Menil, John de -- Collections d'art
- Menil, John de, 1904-1973
- Mouvements des droits de l'homme -- États-Unis -- Biographies
- Philanthropes -- États-Unis -- Biographies
- Philanthropists
- Philanthropists
- Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography
- United States
- United States
- University of South Alabama
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