Main entry:

Paley, Albert.

Title & Author:

Albert Paley : the art of metal.

Publication:

Springfield, Mass. : Museum of Fine Arts, ©1985.

Description:

60 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 30 cm

Notes:
Catalog of an exhibition shown at the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y., May 17-June 23, 1985; Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 3-Sept. 25, 1985; Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Mass., Nov. 24, 1985-Jan. 5, 1986; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 2-March 31, 1986; and Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Va., May 24-July 20, 1986.
Includes bibliographical references (page 59).
Director's introduction and acknowledgments / Richard Mühlberger -- Artist's statement / Albert Paley -- Catalogue essay : The transcendent materialism of Albert Paley / by Penelope Hunter Stiebel -- Catalogue essay : Albert Paley and a brief history of metalsmithing / by Claude Blair -- Catalogue of works.

Summary:

Written with his co-operation and access to his studio, this is a survey of the achievements of the American metal artist and sculptor, Albert Paley. It provides insights into his working methods and a detailed record of his career. Paley's most famous commission, the eight-foot portal gates of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Instutition in Washington, DC, unveiled in 1974, took him and an assistant a year to complete, and since then he has made architectural sculptures for museums, organization and private clients all over the world. The art historian, Edward Lucie-Smith, discusses the significance and diversity of Paley's achievements, exploring how, like that of so many American artists, his work crosses the boundaries that separate art from craft. The book's illustrations reproduce not only Paley's major works, but also preliminary drawings.

ISBN:

0916746127 (pbk.)
9780916746124 (pbk.)

Subject:

Paley, Albert Exhibitions.
Paley, Albert
Art metal-work United States History 20th century Exhibitions.
Arts du métal États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle Expositions.
Art metal-work
United States

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues.
Exhibition catalogs.
History

Added entries:

Mühlberger, Richard.
Hunter-Stiebel, Penelope, 1946-
Blair, Claude.
Museum of Fine Arts (Springfield, Mass.)
University of Rochester. Memorial Art Gallery.

Art of metal

Holdings:

Location: Library main 284881
Call No.: BIB 224113
Status: Available