Masterworks of Art from the Museum of Modern Art, New York by Glenn D Lowry

Masterworks of Art from the Museum of Modern Art, New York by Glenn D Lowry

Founded in 1929 as an educational institution, The Museum of Modern Art in New York is dedicated to being the foremost modern art museum in the world. It manifests this commitment by establishing, preserving and documenting a permanent collection of the highest order that reflects the vitality, complexity and unfolding patterns of modern and contemporary art. Masterworks from The Museum of Modern Art is a stunning survey of the Museum's collection. Reproduced here are some 240 works representing significant movements including Post-Impressionism, Cubism, Fauvism, Futurism, Dadaism, Pop art and Surrealism. Among the featured works are some of the world's best-known and beloved materpieces such as Van Gogh's "Starry Night," Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" and Dal 's "Persistence of Memory." This comprehensive and authoritative gift volume includes a presentation on the Museum by MoMA Director, Glenn D. Lowry. Each of the works is illustrated and accompanied by a commentary written by curators in MoMA's departments of painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and design.

Glenn Lowry is the director of the Museum of Modern Art and an American art historian. Actor, singer, and writer David Marshall Grant George Negroponte is an artist whose work may be seen in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art. Marthe Jocelyn is a multi-award-winning author and illustrator who has written and illustrated over 20 books. Anne Pasternak is the director of the Brooklyn Museum, as well as an art critic and curator.

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ISBN 13	9788881172986
ISBN 10	8881172984
Title	Masterworks of Art from the Museum of Modern Art, New York
Author	Glenn Lowry
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Scala Vision, N.y.
Year published	2011-10-15
Number of pages	304
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