Double Vision: The Unerring Eye of Art World Avatars Dominique

Double Vision: The Unerring Eye of Art World Avatars Dominique and John de Menil

The first and definitive biography of the celebrated collectors Dominique and John de Menil, who became one of the greatest cultural forces of the twentieth century through groundbreaking exhibits of art, artistic scholarship, the creation of innovative galleries and museums, and work with civil rights.

Dominique and John de Menil created an oasis of culture in their Philip Johnson-designed house with everyone from Marlene Dietrich and RenÃ© Magritte to Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns. In Houston, they built the Menil Collection, the Rothko Chapel, the Byzantine Fresco Chapel, the Cy Twombly Gallery, and underwrote the Contemporary Arts Museum.
Â Â Â Â Now, with unprecedented access to family archives, William Middleton has written a sweeping biography of this unique couple. From their ancestors in Normandy and Alsace, to their own early years in France, and their travels in South America before settling in Houston. We see them introduced to the artists in Europe and America whose works they would collect, and we see how, by the 1960s, their collection had grown to include 17,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, rare books, and decorative objects.
Â Â Â Â And here is, as well, a vivid behind-the-scenes look at the art world of the twentieth century and the enormous influence the de Menils wielded through what they collected and built and through the causes they believed in.
Country USA
Brand Knopf
Manufacturer Knopf
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
Color Grey
ReleaseDate 2018-03-27
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9780375415432

Country	USA
Brand	Knopf
Manufacturer	Knopf
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
Color	Grey
ReleaseDate	2018-03-27
UnitCount	1
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9780375415432

Double Vision: The Unerring Eye of Art World Avatars Dominique and John de Menil

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