Growing up Guggenheim : a personal history of a family enterprise
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Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Cleveland Public Library - Main Library - History Department | CT274 .G84 L39 2005 | Stack | On Shelf |
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Book
Physical Desc
xi, 152 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Includes index.
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"In Growing Up Guggenheim, Peter Lawson-Johnston - a Guggenheim himself and the board president who oversaw the transformation of the renowned museum from a local New York institution to a global art venture - shares a personal memoir that includes intimate portraits of the five people principally responsible for the entire Guggenheim art legacy." "In addition to first-hand biographical accounts of his grandfather Solomon Guggenheim (the museum's founder), his cousin Harry (Solomon's successor), and his famously rebellious cousin Peggy (whose magnificent Venice art collection he helped bring under New York Guggenheim management), the author tells the stories of long-time museum director Thomas Messer, who initiated the bold expansion of Frank Lloyd Wright's original museum building, and current director Thomas Krens, whose controversial tenure has featured such innovations as the Guggenheim's wildly successful first international outpost in Bilboa, Spain, and exhibits devoted to fashion and motorcycles." "Lawson-Johnston also traces his own career, from his first job as sales manager of a remote feldspar mine, to his rapid ascent to the family summit, to his extension of the Guggenheim legacy in ways none of his predecessors could have envisioned. Despite his native and tangible humility, his evocative narrative makes clear Lawson-Johnston's indispensable role as the loyal steward of one of America's most famous family enterprises."--Jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lawson-Johnston, P. O., & Bunting, J. (2005). Growing up Guggenheim: a personal history of a family enterprise . ISI Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lawson-Johnston, Peter Orman, 1927- and Josiah Bunting. 2005. Growing Up Guggenheim: A Personal History of a Family Enterprise. Wilmington, Del.: ISI Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lawson-Johnston, Peter Orman, 1927- and Josiah Bunting. Growing Up Guggenheim: A Personal History of a Family Enterprise Wilmington, Del.: ISI Books, 2005.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Lawson-Johnston, P. O. and Bunting, J. (2005). Growing up guggenheim: a personal history of a family enterprise. Wilmington, Del.: ISI Books.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lawson-Johnston, Peter Orman, and Josiah Bunting. Growing Up Guggenheim: A Personal History of a Family Enterprise ISI Books, 2005.
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