An American Vision: Henry Francis Du Pont’s Winterthur Museum.

The culmination of Henry Francis du Pont`s lifelong vision and passion for collecting, Winterthur Museum houses the premier collection dedicated to American decorative arts. Companion volume to the exhibtion on the Winterthur Museum which showed at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (May 5 – October 6, 2002). A selection of their permanent collection of decorative arts representing 200 years of American decorative art history paintings, ceramics, glass, furniture, textiles and metalwork are all included highlighting a diversity of styles from early American to Pennsylvania German via high style rococo. 214 pages. Paperback. Volume features illustrations throughout, including a number of details of antiques from the museum. Colour plates, colour and monochrome illustrations. Index. 28 x 23 cm.

Very good condition.

€47,00