N.Y.) Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York
Author
Language
English
Description
This completely reconceived and rewritten guide to the Metropolitan Museum's encyclopaedic holdings - the first new edition of the guidebook in nearly thirty years - provides the ideal introduction to almost 600 essential masterpieces from one of the world's most popular and beloved museums. It features a compelling and accessible design, beautiful colour reproductions, and up-to-date descriptions written by the Museum's own experts. More than a simple...
Author
Publisher
Phaidon Press Limited
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Since The Metropolitan Museum of Art's founding in New York City nearly 150 years ago, generations of artists have found boundless inspiration in its galleries. "The Artist Project" celebrates the role that great art plays in spurring creativity in the twenty-first century. Interviews with 120 international contemporary artists discussing works from The Met's collection that spark their imagination offer new insights into art, museums, and the creative...
14) My first ABC
Author
Publisher
Little Brown & Co
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Each letter of the alphabet is illustrated by a word and a related detail from a work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Small reproductions of each entire work with descriptive texts are included on the last pages of the book.