The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: A Handbook of the CollectionKansas City's Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, which resulted from the combined legacies of William Rockhill Nelson (1841-1915) and Mary McAfee Atkins (1836-1911), is one of America's glories, uniquely combining masterpieces of Western and Asian art. This pictorial treasury, published in celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of the museum's opening, presents about 1,200 works in every medium (chosen from a collection that totals nearly 30,000 objects), representing every key civilization in the history of art: The Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas; Art of the Ancient Mediterranean World; the Western Tradition in Europe; American Art; and the Arts of Asia. |
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Foreword6 | 6 |
Notes for Use | 17 |
The Arts of Africa Oceania and the Americas | 81 |
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