{"product_id":"double-vision-william-middleton-9780375415432","title":"Double Vision: The Unerring Eye of Art World Avatars Dominique and John de Menil","description":"\u003cb\u003e**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST ART BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY ARTNEWS** \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first and definitive biography of the celebrated collectors Dominique and John de Menil, who became one of the greatest cultural forces of the twentieth century through groundbreaking exhibits of art, artistic scholarship, the creation of innovative galleries and museums, and work with civil rights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDominique and John de Menil created an oasis of culture in their Philip Johnson-designed house with everyone from Marlene Dietrich and René Magritte to Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns. In Houston, they built the Menil Collection, the Rothko Chapel, the Byzantine Fresco Chapel, the Cy Twombly Gallery, and underwrote the Contemporary Arts Museum. \u003cbr\u003e Now, with unprecedented access to family archives, William Middleton has written a sweeping biography of this unique couple. From their ancestors in Normandy and Alsace, to their own early years in France, and their travels in South America before settling in Houston. We see them introduced to the artists in Europe and America whose works they would collect, and we see how, by the 1960s, their collection had grown to include 17,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, rare books, and decorative objects. \u003cbr\u003e And here is, as well, a vivid behind-the-scenes look at the art world of the twentieth century and the enormous influence the de Menils wielded through what they collected and built and through the causes they believed in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Middleton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0375415432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375415432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.50w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/04\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2018 pg. 8","brand":"William Middleton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43980910002431,"sku":"9780375415432","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ea3d69bd-3562-4ecb-8c6d-058d6179537b.jpg?v=1683252601","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/double-vision-william-middleton-9780375415432","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}