The William S. Paley collection by William Rubin, Matthew Armstrong cover

The William S. Paley collection

by William Rubin, Matthew Armstrong

Genre: 19th century
ISBN: OL20441759W

Description

William S. Paley, founder and guiding spirit of CBS, Inc. was a committed and enthusiastic collector and patron of the arts of this century. This volume illustrates and catalogues a highly personal collection of eighty-four paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings bequeathed to The Museum of Modern Art, and constitutes one of the most important transfers of privately owned art to a public institution in recent years.