The Art Guide: New York [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Falconer, Morgan

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ISBN 10: 0500289212 ISBN 13: 9780500289211

Casa editrice: Thames & Hudson, 2011

Riassunto

A fully illustrated guide to the glorious riches of New York’s museums and galleries, drawing on the cream of the city’s collections to create an easily navigable, narrative history of art. The guide’s unique approach allows you to locate your favourite artist or style of art in any museum and follow this throughout the museums of New York. Do you like, say, French art? This book will show you where to find it in New York, from great masterpieces of the genre on show in world-famous institutions to hidden gems housed in galleries off the beaten track. Visit the Metropolitan Museum to take in Nicolas Poussin, Jacques-Louis David and Courbet; move on to the Frick Collection to see works by the Rococo painters Boucher and Fragonard, or take off to the Dahesh Museum, the only American insitution devoted to the academic tradition in the 19th and 20th centuries. Featuring over 100 destinations, including the Metropolitan Musuem of Modern Art, Neue Galerie, MoMA, the Guggenheim, Storm King Art Center and the Frick Collection, and works by such artists as Courbet, Pollock, Poussin, Picasso, Warhol and Dali, The Art Guide: New York is the perfect guidebook for all art lovers who visit and live in the city.

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This book, a fully illustrated guide to the glorious riches of NewYork's museums and galleries, draws on the cream of the city's collections to create an easily navigable, narrative history of art. The guide's unique approach allows you to locate your favourite artist or style of art in any museum and follow this throughout the museums of NewYork. Do you like, say, French art? This book will show you where to find it in NewYork, from great masterpieces of the genre on show in world-famous institutions to hidden gems housed in galleries off the beaten track.Visit the Metropolitan Museum to take in Nicolas Poussin, Jacques-Louis David and Courbet; move on to the Frick Collection to see works by the Rococo painters Boucher and Fragonard, or take off to the Dahesh Museum, the only American insitution devoted to the academic tradition in the 19th and 20th centuries. The Art Guide also features concise histories and critical analyses of many important artists as well as key movements, showing you where to see, for example, Jackson Pollock's iconic works and pinpointing his former homes and haunts. This is the perfect guidebook for all art lovers who visit and live in the city, and an essential reference book for anyone interested in the history of art.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Thames & Hudson
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0500289212
• ISBN 13: 9780500289211
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 240
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile