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Across Asia and the Islamic World - (Walters Art Museum Collection Focus) by Ruth Bowler (Paperback)
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- A new collection volume highlighting the strengths, variety and sheer wonder of The Walters Art Museum's unique Asian and Islamic collectionsThe Walters Art Museum is among America's most distinctive museums, forging connections between people and art from cultures around the world and spanning seven millennia.
- About the Author: Ruth Bowler is director of Publication and Digital Production, The Walters Art MuseumAdriana Proser is the Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Quincy Scott Curator of Asian Art, The Walters Art MuseumDany Chan is associate curator of Asian Art, The Walters Art MuseumAshley Dimmig is the Wieler-Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow in Islamic Art, The Walters Art Museum
- 64 Pages
- Art, Asian
- Series Name: Walters Art Museum Collection Focus
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"The Walters Art Museum is among America's most distinctive museums, forging connections between people and art from cultures around the world that span seven millennia. The museum holds a stunning array of objects, from richly illuminated Qur'ans and images of the Buddha to captivating narrative paintings and artfully crafted ceramics and metalworks. Highlighting the strengths, variety, and sheer wonder of the Walters Art Museum's unique Asian and Islamic collections, Across Asia and the Islamic World is the first volume in a series of titles that break away from the traditional academic approach. It is built around themes that transcend period, form, locale, and medium, and showcases the museum's initiative to develop new ways of interpreting its collections"--Book Synopsis
A new collection volume highlighting the strengths, variety and sheer wonder of The Walters Art Museum's unique Asian and Islamic collections
The Walters Art Museum is among America's most distinctive museums, forging connections between people and art from cultures around the world and spanning seven millennia. The museum features a stunning array of objects, from richly illuminated Qur'ans and images of the Buddha, to captivating narrative paintings and artfully crafted ceramics and metalworks.
Official publication in March 2023 celebrates the reopening of the Museum's Arts of Asia and Islam collections in the renovated and reinstalled 4th floor of the Centre Street Building. Across Asia and the Islamic World will be the first volume in a series of titles which break away from the traditional academic approach. It is built around themes that transcend period, form, locale and medium, and forms part of the Museum's wider initiative to focus resources on developing new ways of interpreting its collections.
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"What these photos and essays leave you with is a new understanding of looking at historic objects: as material output of cultures continuously on the move."--Sigrid van Roode, Bedouin Silver
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