A Bicentennial Treasury: American Masterpieces from the Metropolitan
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A Bicentennial Treasury: American Masterpieces from the Metropolitan
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Featuring curators’ and directors’ notes alongside illustrated entries, this issue places selected American artworks in a Bicentennial context.
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Book Overview
A Bicentennial Treasury: American Masterpieces from the Metropolitan appears as The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, Volume XXXIII, Number 4, published quarterly. The issue is dated Winter 1975/1976 and presents an exhibition centered on artistic accomplishments from the seventeenth through the early twentieth century, honoring the Bicentennial.
The director’s note discusses early American art, changing tastes, and the Museum’s plans for an American Bicentennial Wing. Curators’ notes introduce works selected from the Metropolitan’s collection and describe how the American Wing’s staff assembled the range of American decorative arts and related categories.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- Director Thomas Hoving’s note on American art and the Bicentennial exhibition.
- Curators’ discussions of how objects were selected for the American Wing’s collection.
- Illustrated entries describing specific objects, including the Ipswich chest and an American silver tankard.
- Artwork descriptions and context for early American craftsmanship and painting.
Why This Book Matters
This issue documents museum selection and interpretation around the United States Bicentennial. It also reflects the Metropolitan’s focus on American art traditions across multiple media, including decorative objects and painting.
For readers interested in art history and museum collections, it provides a structured view of how curators framed “masterpieces” through rarity, condition, and design.
Book Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | A Bicentennial Treasury: American Masterpieces from the Metropolitan: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 33, no. 4 (Winter, 1975-1976) |
| Author | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Format | |
| File Size | 33.5 MB |
| File Size Bytes | 35126035 |
| Pages | 83 |
| Page Count (Pages analyzed locally) | 10 |
| Pages analyzed locally (NATIVE TEXT PAGES) | 9 |
| Pages analyzed locally (LOCALLY OCR-READ PAGES) | 0 |
| Pages analyzed locally (UNREADABLE PAGES) | 1 |
| Publication | The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin |
| Volume | XXXIII |
| Number | 4 |
| Season/Issue Date | Winter 1975/1976 |
| Published quarterly | Yes |
| Copyright | Copyright? 1976 by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fifth Avenue and 82 Street, New York, N.Y. 10028. |
| Photographs | Photographs by the Metropolitan Museum’s Photograph Studio. |
| Editor of the Bulletin | Katharine Stoddert Gilbert |
| Associate Editor | Joan K. Holt |
| Art Director | Stuart Silver |
| Design | Irwin Glusker, with Eloise Vega and Lilly Hollander |
| Web digitization note | The Metropolitan Museum of Art is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve, and extend access to The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. |
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If you’re collecting museum bulletins or researching American art and decorative arts, this issue offers a documented selection of works and curator context.
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Verified File Details
| Language | English |
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Verified Bibliographic Details
| PDF Title (metadata) | A Bicentennial Treasury: American Masterpieces from the Metropolitan: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 33, no. 4 (Winter, 1975-1976) |
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| PDF Author (metadata) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| File type | |
| Issue date/Season | Winter 1975/1976 |
| Publication frequency | Published quarterly |
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