This is the December 1949 Edition, Volume XLVIII, Number 8, of ART NEWS Magazine. Founded in 1902, ART NEWS is the oldest and one of the most popular art magazines for artists, collectors, dealers, historians, and enthusiasts. A reproduction of a medallion scratched out of gold leaf, is on the cover.
Articles:
Rome in the Holy Year
Iran’s treasures escort the Shah by Laurence Binyon
Critics wrong; critic right by Alfred M. Frankfurter
The great Chase by James Thomas Flexner
Grosz paints a picture by Amy Robinson
Good form for ’50 by Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Design for royalty
Feature Illustrations:
Romain mosaic: Paschal Lamb, colorplate
Arnolfo di Cambio (?): St. Peter, colorplate
IX-century bronze: Cock
Roman mosaic: Magi before Herod, colorplate
Roman mosaic: House of Joseph, colorplate
Persian minature: Isfandiyar receives Rustam, colorplate
C.S. Price: Bird by the Sea
Guitou Knoop: Sea Thing
Walter Stuempfig: Self-Portrait
Departments:
Editor’s Letters
Art News of America
Art in giving
Amateur standing
Coming auctions
The print collector by Irvin Haas
Vernissage
Reviews and Previews
Our box score of the critics
Art news from Los Angeles by Jules Langsner
Art news from Chicago by Marilyn Robb
Art news from London by Copley-Sargent
Bookshelf
New sources, new materials
Competitions and Scholarships
Where and When to Exhibit
The Exhibition Calendar
This magazine is used and in good condition. The front cover is lightly soiled. There is light wear at the edges. The back cover is a tear at the lower left corner. This magazine is otherwise complete and without a label.
Title: Art News
Publisher: The Art Foundation, Inc.
Place: New York
Date of Publication: December 1949
Binding: Softcover
Number of Pages: 66
Dimensions: 9.25 x 12.25 inches
Language: English
Condition: Good
