Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art: The Arthur Drexler Years, 1951-1986

by Thomas S Hines and Thomas S. Hines

Arthur Drexler (1921-1987) served as the curator and director of the Architecture and Design Department at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) from 1951 until 1986-- the longest curatorship in the museum's history. Over four decades he conceived and oversaw trailblazing exhibitions that not only reflected but also anticipated major stylistic developments. Although several books cover the roles of MoMA's founding director, Alfred Barr, and the department's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606065815
• ISBN13: 9781606065815
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Getty Research Institute
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.2" x 10.2"