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The art of the Louvre's Tuileries Garden /

"The Tuileries Garden is a masterpiece of garden design and one of the world's most iconic public art spaces. Designed for Louis XIV by landscape architect André Le Nôtre, it served the now-destroyed Tuileries Palace. It was opened to the public in 1667, becoming one of the first public ga...

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Corporate Authors: High Museum of Art; Toledo Museum of Art; Portland Art Museum Or
Group Author: Deitz, Paula.; Fonkenell, Guillaume.; Corey, Laura D.; Kennel, Sarah.; Guenther, Bruce.
Published: Yale University Press,
Publisher Address: Atlanta :
Publication Dates: [2013]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Tuilerieën
Jardin des Tuileries Paris, France > Exhibitions
Summary: "The Tuileries Garden is a masterpiece of garden design and one of the world's most iconic public art spaces. Designed for Louis XIV by landscape architect André Le Nôtre, it served the now-destroyed Tuileries Palace. It was opened to the public in 1667, becoming one of the first public gardens in Europe. The garden has always been a place for Parisians to convene, celebrate, and promenade, and art has played an important role throughout its history. Monumental sculptures give the garden the air of an outdoor museum, and the garden's beautiful backdrop has inspired artists from Edouard M
Item Description: "Published on the occasion of the exhibition The Art of the Louvre's Tuileries Garden, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, November 3, 2013-January 19, 2014, The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, February 13-May 11, 2014, Portland Art Museum, Portland, June 14-September 21, 2014."
Carrier Form: 176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9780300197372
0300197373
Index Number: SB466
CLC: TU986.656.5-28
Call Number: TU986.656.5-28/A784
Contents: Time and Timelessness in the Tuileries Garden / Paula Deitz -- The Tuileries Garden : Art and Power in the Heart of Paris / Guillaume Fonkenell -- Picturing the Tuileries in the Nineteenth Century : The Park, Its Public, and Its Politics / Laura D. Corey -- Lieu de mémoire, lieu de photographie : A Brief History of Photography in the Tuileries / Sarah Kennel -- Interview with Henri Loyrette, Director of the Musée du Louvre (2001-2013) / Bruce Guenther -- Checklist of the Exhibition.

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