Bridge to understanding : the art and architecture of San Francisco's Asian Art Museum--Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture /
"Located in the heart of San Francisco's dynamic civic center, the Asian Art Musuem - Chong-Moon Lee Center occupies a historic beaux art building that has been transformed by architect Gene Aulenti into a showplace for one of the finest collections of Asian art in the Western world. The c...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[San Francisco] :
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco,
©2003.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | "Located in the heart of San Francisco's dynamic civic center, the Asian Art Musuem - Chong-Moon Lee Center occupies a historic beaux art building that has been transformed by architect Gene Aulenti into a showplace for one of the finest collections of Asian art in the Western world. The collection includes about 15,000 objects spanning more than 6,000 years of history and representing cultures throughout Asia."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Item Description: | "Produced in commemoration of the opening of the new Asian Art Museum in Civic Center, San Francisco, spring, 2003"--Colophon "Exhibitions organized by or shown at the Asian Art Museum" (1967-2001): p. 219-220 |
| Physical Description: | 223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans (some color) ; 30 cm |
| ISBN: | 0939117193 9780939117192 |
| Local Note: | penned dedication |