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An American Choice: The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection

An American Choice: The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection

Lieberman, William S., ed.

1981

167 pages

80 illustrations

This title is out of print.

Table of contents

About the authors

Director's Foreword
Philippe de Montebello

Introduction
William S. Lieberman

Ten European Artists (1916–1950)
William S. Lieberman

Six American Artists (1935–1962)
William S. Lieberman

The New American Painting and Sculpture (1945–1963)
William S. Lieberman

Ten Works on Paper
William S. Lieberman, Lisa M. Messinger

Costumes and Accessories
Stella Blum

Primitive Art
Douglas Newton, Julie Jones, Kate Ezra

Checklist
Works Cited and Acknowledgments
Index

Met Art in Publication

The Builders, Fernand Léger French, Oil on canvas — The Builders
1920

Seated Man (Meditation), Jacques Lipchitz American, born Lithuania, Bronze — Seated Man (Meditation)
1925

Plan of Love, Kurt Schwitters German, Cut and torn pasted papers, cellophane, tempera, nails, fabric, ink, and graphite, mounted on illustration and fiber boards, with artist-made wood frame — Plan of Love
1919 and 1923

Gala Éluard, Max Ernst French, born Germany, Oil on canvas — Gala Éluard
1924

Circus Horse, Joan Miró Spanish, Tempera on canvas — Circus Horse
1927

Man Seen by a Flower, Jean Arp French, born Germany, Bronze — Man Seen by a Flower
1958

Torso, Navel, Mustache-Flower, Jean Arp French, born Germany, Oil on wood relief — Torso, Navel, Mustache-Flower
1930

The Forest (Composition with Seven Figures and a Head), Alberto Giacometti Swiss, Painted bronze — The Forest (Composition with Seven Figures and a Head)
1950

Reclining Nude, Henry Moore British, Bronze — Reclining Nude
1950

Storm Clouds, Arthur Dove American, Wax emulsion on canvas in artist-made frame — Storm Clouds
1935

The Way, Mark Tobey American, Tempera on cardboard — The Way
1944

The Blue Platter, Karl Knaths American, Oil on canvas — The Blue Platter
1947

Penny Arcade Machine, Joseph Cornell American, Box construction: wood, glass, mirror, and printed paper — Penny Arcade Machine
1950

Untitled (Pharmacy), Joseph Cornell American, Box construction: wood, glass, mirror, shells, sand, printed paper, coral, cork, feather, metal, and liquid — Untitled (Pharmacy)
1952–53

Four Directions, Alexander Calder American, Hanging mobile: painted aluminum and iron wire — Four Directions
1956

Soft Calendar for the Month of August, Claes Oldenburg American, born Sweden, Acrylic on canvas filled with foam rubber — Soft Calendar for the Month of August
1962

Untitled, Milton Resnick American, Oil, graphite, crayon, and charcoal on cardboard, mounted on Masonite — Untitled
1945

Untitled, Willem de Kooning American, born The Netherlands, Oil and charcoal on Masonite — Untitled
ca. 1946

1947-H No. 1 (PH-265), Clyfford Still American, Oil on canvas — 1947-H No. 1 (PH-265)
1947

Study for "Athene", Jack Tworkov American, born Poland, Watercolor on paper — Study for "Athene"
1949

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Lieberman, William S., and Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), eds. 1981. An American Choice: The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art.