Publications
The Department is committed to education, research, and scholarship. Over the years, the Publications Department has published a number of exhibition catalogues, exhibition guides, and museum guides written or edited by the curator in charge of Ancient Art and Interpretation.
Publications
The Museums of Berlin and the Legacy of James Simon
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by Renée Dreyfus and Olaf Matthes
Publication Date: 2008
The exhibition booklet captures the scope and depth of the cultural legacy of James Simon, perhaps the most important patron Berlin has ever known. His collection, a testimony to his connoisseurship and philanthropy, laid the foundation of the Berlin museums’ holdings.
Available from the Publications Department\Distributor
Publications
Legion: Selected Works
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by Renée Dreyfus
Publication Date: 2007
This catalogue provides information on more than 100 masterworks selected from the Legion of Honor's renowned collection of European paintings, sculpture and decorative arts from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, textiles, works of art on paper spanning all periods, and antiquities from some of the world's great civilizations.
Available from the Online FAMSF Museum Store
Publications
de Young: Selected Works
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by Renée Dreyfus
Publication Date: 2005
This catalogue is a lovey reminder of the beautiful and varied collection at the de Young in Golden Gate Park. The galleries testifies to the great changes, growth, and expansion in American painting, in the art from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, as well as in the broad range of textiles. New directions in collecting are also notable in contemporary art and sculpture.
Available from the Online FAMSF Museum Store
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Publications
Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh
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edited by Catharine H. Roehrig, Renée Dreyfus, and Cathleen A. Keller
Publication Date: 2005
Hatshepsut ruled as regent for, then co-ruler with, her nephew Thutmose III during Egypt's 18th Dynasty. During her relatively peaceful New Kingdom reign (ca. 1473-1458 B.C.), the economic prosperity was reflected in the art: the innovations in sculpture, decorative arts, and such architectural marvel as her mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri. Twenty years after her death, Thutmose III launched a damnatio memoriae against the greatest female pharaoh Egypt had ever known.
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Publications
Ancient Glass from the Holy Land
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edited by Renée Dreyfus
Publication Date: 1997
The full-color, illustrated exhibition guide describes the history of ancient glass in the Near East, shapes, functions, and the many techniques and technological innovations, and that were developed there.
Available from the Publications Department, 415.750.2679
Publications
Pergamon: The Telephos Frieze from the Great Altar, Volume 1
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edited by Renée Dreyfus and Ellen Schraudolph
Publication Date: 1996
The 2-volume exhibition catalogue provides scholarly and historical studies to the art of the Hellenistic kingdom of Pergamon. Close examination of the Telephos Frieze gives new insights into the styles and schemes of the carved reliefs, as well as its juxtaposition to the Gigantomachy Frieze.
Available from the Publications Department, 415.750.2679
Publications
Pergamon: The Telephos Frieze from the Great Altar, Volume 2
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edited by Renée Dreyfus and Ellen Schraudolph
Publication Date: 1996
The 2-volume exhibition catalogue provides scholarly and historical studies to the art of the Hellenistic kingdom of Pergamon. Close examination of the Telephos Frieze gives new insights into the styles and schemes of the carved reliefs, as well as its juxtaposition to the Gigantomachy Frieze.
Available from the Publications Department, 415.750.2679
Publications
Guidebook to the California Palace of the Legion of Honor
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by Renée Dreyfus
Publication Date: 1995
This museum guide offers a concise history and development of the Legion of Honor overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge and the Pacific Ocean. It also includes a clear overview of the art treasures ranging from the ancient Mediterranean cultures to European fine and decorative arts and sculpture in this historical building.
Out of Print
Publications
The Mystery of the Dead Sea Scrolls
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by Renée Dreyfus, Melissa Leventon, Ruth Peled, and Ayala Sussmann
Publication Date: 1994
This well-illustrated exhibition guide discusses the discovery, conservation, and accessibility of the Dead Sea Scrolls. It also reviews the history of the Qumran community where these manuscripts on parchment were found in caves along the western part of the Dead Sea.
Available from the Publications Department, 415.750.2679
Publications
Teotihuacan: City of the Gods / Ciudad de los Dioses
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by Renée Dreyfus
Publication Date: 1993
This exhibition guide serves as an excellent introduction to Teotihuacan’s history, art, and archaeology, as well as the political power and religious practices of this Mesoamerican city.
Available from the Publications Department, 415.750.2679
Highlights from the Collection
From the Ancient Near Eastern Collection
Nimrud Ivory Plaque with Bearded Warrior Holding Bucket and Pine Cone
From the Greek and Roman Collection
Aryballos in the Shape of a Hippalektryon
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