First Look: The Essential Guide to the Jersey City Museum

By Jersey City Museum

Founded as part of the Jersey City Public Library in 1901, the Jersey City Museum is the only cultural institution of its kind in the state. The museum's permanent collection features American art and material culture from the region dating from the colonial period through the present. This is the first collections catalog that the Museum has published and will introduce readers to its eclectic holdings. The selection of 150 objects, presented chronologically, represents highlights from each of the genres, including painting, sculpture, decorative arts, photography, works on paper, furniture, metals, and ephemera. The museum's own lengthy and varied history helped to form its collections. An essay by Alan Wallach, professor of American art at the College of William and Mary, addresses this history and the museum's role as a teaching institution.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813539633
• ISBN13: 9780813539638
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Rutgers Univ Pr
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.8" x 7.3"