Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: A Guide to the Collections
Published on 2. April 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
436 pages
978-0-87846-862-1 (ISBN)
Description
This newly updated edition of the definitive guide to the MFA's most enduring masterpieces provides an enticing introduction to a collection that circles the globe and spans thousands of years. Featuring more than 500 works of art - from Native American ceramics to European silver, Egyptian funerary arts to Warhol silkscreens, alongside world-renowned paintings and sculpture, all reproduced in vibrant colour - this guide invites readers and visitors alike to experience the surprise, delight and inspiration offered by the collections of a major museum.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 180 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
1367 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87846-862-1 (9780878468621)
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Persons
Gilian Shallcross, Adam Tessier, Matthew Teitelbaum and Maureen Melton all work at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Content
Introduction: The Art of Collecting, Matthew Teitelbaum, Ann and Graham Gund Director * A Brief History of the MFA, Maureen Melton, Susan Morse Hilles Director of Libraries and Archives and Museum Historian * 1. Art of Ancient Egypt, Nubia, and the Near East * 2. Art of the Classical World * 3. Art of Asia * 4. Art of Oceania and Africa 5. Art of the Americas * 6. Art of Europe * 7. Art of Our Times * Figure Illustrations Index of Artists and Works