Apollo Book Competition

Last week we offered you 'From the Private Collections of Texas: European Art, Ancient to Modern', by Richard R. Brettell and C.D. Dickerson III (Yale; $65). This lavishly illustrated catalogue accompanied the Kimbell Art Museum's 2009 exhibition presenting the first comprehensive survey of the history of private art collecting in Texas. The book tells the stories of seminal Texas collectors – including Marion Koogler McNay, John and Dominique de Menil, and Raymond and Patsy Nasher – and introduces many of the most important collectors still active in the state. Focusing on the art of Europe and the ancient Mediterranean from around 700 BC to the 1940s, this survey offers a spectacular look at the way that Texans have built a tradition of collecting since the oil boom of the 1920s. Comprehensive discusssions of each of the 113 works in the exhibition are included – many of which have never before been studied or published – together with historic and contemporary photography of home interiors.

We asked you:

In 1935 Kay and Velma Kimbell became private art collectors. In which year did they establish the Kimbell Art Foundation?

Answer: 1936

Congratulations to Joanna Garett, winner of this competition, drawn at random from all of the correct answers that we received.

This week our competition prize is 'Wondrous Curiosities, Ancient Egypt at the British Museum' by Stephanie Moser (Chicago; $35). Based on the author's exploration of the British Museum's world-famous collection of Egyptian antiquities, this book investigates the role of museums in our understanding of science, culture and history. Using archival sources the author argues that this British display was central to the way we came to define the remarkable society that produced them. Also discussed are the strategies – such as using pattern and symmetry, and juxtaposing different types of objects – that the British Museum and other institutions employ to represent the past. In addition, the book tells the story of museum's acquisition of its Egyptian collection, and the evolution of its display.

For your chance to win a copy, simply answer the following question:

What was the name of the exhibition of Egyptian objects at the British Museum that was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1972?

Email your answers to offers@apollomag.com using 'Egypt' as the subject of your email. Only answers received before midday on 22 January will be entered into the competition draw.

Good luck!

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