The Frick Collection: Director's Choice

by Frick Collection and Ian Wardropper

Book Overview

The Frick Collection was founded by Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), the Pittsburgh coke and steel industrialist, philanthropist and art collector. On his death, he bequeathed his New York residence and remarkable collection of western paintings, sculpture and decorative arts to the public.

Designed and built in 1913-14, the mansion is reminiscent of the noble houses of Europe, providing a grand, domestic setting for the art from the Renaissance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857599691
• ISBN13: 9781857599695
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Scala Arts Publishers Inc.
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 7.4"