A Paris life, a Baltimore treasure : the remarkable lives of George A. Lucas and his art collection / Stanley Mazaroff

Author: Mazaroff, Stanley
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.
Physical Description: 1 online resource

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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Prologue; CHAPTER ONE: The Cultivation of Lucas; CHAPTER TWO: The Wandering Road to Paris; CHAPTER THREE: Lucas and Paris in a Time of Transition; CHAPTER FOUR: Lucas and Whistler; CHAPTER FIVE: The Links to Lucas; CHAPTER SIX: From Ecouen to Barbizon; CHAPTER SEVEN: M, Eugène, and Maud; CHAPTER EIGHT: When Money Is No Object; CHAPTER NINE: The Lucas Collection; CHAPTER TEN: The Final Years; CHAPTER ELEVEN: The Terms of Lucas's Will; CHAPTER TWELVE: A Collection in Search of a Home. and CHAPTER THIRTEEN: The Shot across the BowCHAPTER FOURTEEN: The Glorification of Lucas; CHAPTER FIFTEEN: In Judge Kaplan's Court; CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Lucas Saved; Postscript; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.

Summary

And, as revealed in the book, following Lucas's death, his enormous collection continued to have a vibrant life of its own, presenting new challenges to museum officials in studying, conserving, displaying, and ultimately saving the collection as an important and intrinsic part of the culture of our time.

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9781421424453 (electronic bk.)
1421424452 (electronic bk.)
9781421424446
1421424444

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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