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1993 — Softcover, 8vo, 59 pages, illustrated, some color, 28 cm. SUBJECT (S) : Jewish artists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Exhibitions. Art, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York -- Exhibitions. Antin, Eleanor. “This catalogue has been published in conjunction with the exhibition From the Inside Out: Eight Contemporary Artists, June 13-November 14, 1993, organized by The Jewish Museum, New York”—Title page verso. “Eleanor Antin ... [et al. ]”--Added title page. Includes bibliographical references. Danto (1924-) was “born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and grew up in Detroit. After spending two years in the Army, Danto studied art and history at Wayne University (now Wayne State University) and then pursued graduate study in philosophy at Columbia University. From 1949 to 1950, Danto studied in Paris on a Fulbright scholarship under Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and in 1951 returned to teach at Columbia, where he is currently Johnsonian Professor of Philosophy Emeritus. Arthur Coleman Danto is an American art critic, and professor of philosophy. He is best known as the influential, long-time art critic for the Nation and for his work in philosophical aesthetics and philosophy of history, though he has contributed significantly to a number of fields. His interests span thought, feeling, philosophy of art, theories of representation, philosophical psychology, Hegel’s aesthetics, and the philosophers Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Arthur Schopenhauer” (Wikipedia, 2010) . Very good condition. (Art-10-13)