Beautifully illustrated with more than 200 full-color images, Collectingwith Vision: Treasures from the Chrysler Museum of Art highlights thecollection of one of America's premier museums. The Chrysler'sencyclopedic collection celebrates 5,000 years of the artistic spirit andboasts a stellar assemblage of paintings and sculpture from Old Mastersthrough contemporary artists, an internationally renowned glass collection,and masterpieces of photography. In addition to stunning works of art,Collecting with Vision features Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. and the other generousand visionary individuals who shaped the Chrysler's exceptional collection.

This authoritative catalogue of the Corcoran Gallery of Art's renowned collection of pre-1945 American paintings will greatly enhance scholarly and public understanding of one of the finest and most important collections of historic American art in the world. Composed of more than 600 objects dating from 1740 to 1945.