An ?intriguing? oral portrait of the people behind the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Entertainment Weekly) Using more than fifty interviews; award-winning writer Danny Danziger creates a fascinating mosaic of the people behind New York?s magnificent Metropolitan Museum of Art. From the aristocratic; acerbic director of the museum; Philippe de Montebello; to the curators who have a deep knowledge and passionate appreciation of their collections; from the security guards to the philanthropists who keep the museum?s financial life blood flowing; Danziger brings to life this extraordinary world through the words of those who are devoted to making the Met the American institution it surely is.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Doesnt include all the artwork!By DrBlackBerryThis is a nice little book. I was expecting it to include images of all of Spencers completed Wilderness Paintings; but it only includes five. Spencer planned to paint 40 scenes; developed sketches for 18; and finished eight. (The paintings included are: "Rising from Sleep in the Morning;" "Consider the Lilies;" "The Scorpion;" "The Foxes Have Holes;" and "The Hen.")2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Loved the imagesBy Dona M. WylieThe reflections on the images were not as well-;written as I might have hoped; but the images themselves are unusual and a great focus for reflection. I had not heard of this artist before; so was happy for the introduction to his moving images.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great Christian Reflection ResourceBy Carmel MarieEasy to read; lots of good material for reflection. Great collection of art to base book on; only shortcoming is that not all eight paintings in the series were used in the book.