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American Originals: The Vivian O. and Meyer P. Potamkin Collection

Publication Date:  2005
Pages:  120
Plates:  40 color
Format:  9 x 12, 500 bookplates hand-numbered Limited Edition Hard cover with dust jacket
Publisher:  Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
American Originals is a celebration of ten American masterpieces given to the Academy by Vivian O. and Meyer P. Potamkin. Three illustrated scholarly essays cover the Potamkins' 2002 gift, the Potamkins as collectors and their special interest in the Ashcan School. In addition, the book presents 18 essays on works once owned by the Potamkins.
ISBN:  0943836220
Sku:  5232
Retail:  $80

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: 200 Years of Exellence, 1805-2005

Publication Date:  2005
Pages:  310
Plates:  274 color
Format:  9 x 12, Hard cover with dust jacket and soft cover
Publisher:  Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Celebrating the collection and the institution for its 200th Anniversary Celebration. Essays covering the history of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, its buildings, the school and the museum collection.
ISBN:  0943836247 hardcover; 0943836255 soft cover
Sku:  1025 hard cover; 1026 soft cover
Retail:  $80 hard cover; $60 soft cover

The Chemistry of Color: African-American Art, 1970-1990
The Harold A. and Ann R. Sorgenti Collection of Contemporary African-American Art

Publication Date:  2005
Pages:   96
Plates:  60 in color
Format:  9 x 12, soft cover
Publisher:  Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Exhibition Catalogue for:  The Chemistry of Color: African-American Art, 1970-1990 The Harold A. and Ann R. Sorgenti Collection of Contemporary African-American Art
ISBN:  0943836263
Sku:  1056
Retail:  $24.95

In Private Hands: 200 Years of American Painting
Publication Date:  2005
Pages:   120
Plates:  80 in color
Format:  9 x 12, hard cover
Publisher:  Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
This catalogue accompanies the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition gathering iconic American artwork from private collections throughout the United States tracing two centuries of American art. Many of the works never have been seen by the public. Essays review the history of each work and its movement in American art
ISBN:  0943836271
Sku:  3190
Retail:  $49.95
 

A Drawing Manual by Thomas Eakins (published by the Philadelphia Museum of Art)
Publication Date:  2005
Pages:  100
Plates:  60 b/w illustrations
Format:  6.5 x 9.5, soft cover
Publisher:  Yale University Press
In honor of the Academy's 200th Anniversary, the Philadelphia Museum of Art publishes Eakins's drawing manual, written and illustrated by Eakins in 1882 but never published. The Academy now houses Eakins's drawings, while the Philadelphia Museum of Art houses the manuscript. Publication coincides with Point of Sight, an Academy exhibition of Eakins' instructional works.
ISBN  0300108478
Sku  5372
Retail:  $21.95