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Parrish Art Museum Launches Series of Collection Based Publications

July 19, 2010 – 11:18 amNo Comment

Parrish Art Museum announces the publication, in association with D Giles Limited, London, of three important books focused on the Museum’s permanent collection.

Fairfield Porter: Raw—The Creative Process of an American Master
Written by Klaus Ottmann. 96 pages: 45 color, 25 black-and-white illustrations. Softcover.

American Landscapes: Treasures from the Parrish Art Museum
Written by Alicia Longwell. 104 pages; 45 color and 5 black-and-white illustrations. Softcover.

First Impressions: Nineteenth-Century American Master Prints
Written by Alicia Longwell. 96 pages; 75 color and 11 black-and-white illustrations. Softcover.

“In anticipation of our move to a new facility with galleries dedicated to the installation of our collection, we feel it is especially appropriate to be releasing the first major publications devoted to the Museum’s holdings,” notes Parrish Director Terrie Sultan.

The three publications have been made possible through a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, with research supported through the Museum’s Werner and Maren Otto Endowment Fund for the Study of the Art and Artists of Eastern Long Island.

www.parrishart.org

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