Making the Mummies Dance

Author: Thomas Hoving
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671880756
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 472

Book Description
The former director of the famed New York museum recounts his activities at the art world's pinnacle, from wooing important patrons to battling for acquisitions.

False Impressions

Author: Thomas Hoving
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684831481
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 390

Book Description
The former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art examines the world of art forgery, from ancient times to the present, sharing anecdotes about some of the costliest, most embarrassing forgeries ever, as well as the motives of the fakers.

The Toughest Show on Earth

Author: Joseph Volpe
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307498379
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
The Toughest Show on Earth is the ultimate behind-the-scenes chronicle of the divas and the dramas of New York’s Metropolitan Opera House, by the remarkable man who rose from apprentice carpenter to general manager. Joseph Volpe gives us an anecdote-filled tour of more than four decades at the Met, an institution full of vast egos and complicated politics. With stunning candor, he writes about the general managers he worked under, his embattled rise to the top, the maneuverings of the blue-chip board, and his masterful approach to making a family of such artist-stars as Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Teresa Stratas, and Renee Fleming, and such visionary directors as Franco Zeffirelli, Robert Wilson, and Julie Taymor. Intimate and frank, The Toughest Show on Earth is not only essential for music lovers, but for anyone who wants to understand the inner workings of the culture business.

The Chase, the Capture

Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description

King of the Confessors

Author: Thomas Hoving
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 9780345303707
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 368

Book Description

The Art of Dan Namingha

Author: Thomas Hoving
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 174

Book Description
Both a biography and a critical study, this book presents the work of Dan Namingha, who is among the best known Native American artists. Pictured here are his dazzling paintings and sensuous bronze sculptures inspired by the cultural symbols and landscape of the desert Southwest. 120 illustrations, 80 in full color.

Zombelina

Author: Kristyn Crow
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802735819
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
Leap and twirl alongside Zombelina, the most adorable zombie to ever grace the dance floor, in this wickedly charming picture book perfect for fans of Vampirina! Zombelina loves to dance. She moonwalks with mummies and boogies with bats. She spins like a specter and glides like a ghost and loves to dance for her family the most. And when Zombelina enrolls in a ballet class for human girls, her dancing gives everyone the chills! But her first recital also brings on a case of stage fright, and she worries that her zombie moans and ghoulish groans will scare her audience away. Luckily, with the help of her family and friends, Zombelina finds the courage to dance the ballet debut of her dreams. Kristyn Crow's pitch-perfect rhyme and Molly Idle's spook-tacular illustrations will make every reader want to sway and sashay in their own zombie trance.

Greatest Works of Art of Western Civilization

Author: Thomas Hoving
Publisher: Artisan Publishers
ISBN: 9781885183538
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 271

Book Description
A former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York chooses the 111 works of art--culled from the entire history of Western civilization--that have influenced him most, reproduced in full-color and complemented by his interpretations. Tour.

Mummies Of Urumchi

Author: Elizabeth Wayland Barber
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393320190
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 262

Book Description
An absorbing exploration of the mysterious, perfectly preserved Caucasian mummies of western China--an informative unveiling of an ancient and exotic world. 16 pp. of color photos. 50 drawings. Author lectures.

American Gothic

Author: Thomas Hoving
Publisher: Chamberlain Brothers
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
The story behind one of the most famous paintings in American art. The stern, sober countenance of the elderly farmer. The quiet, loyal character of his prim wife. Few other paintings are so instantly recognizable as Grant Wood's masterpiece American Gothic. Bestselling Chicago author Thomas Hoving brings to life Wood himself and illuminates, as only he can, the allure of this iconic painting. This is the lively biography of Grant Wood, whose roots grew deep in the heartland of America, a poor kid in a small Iowa town. His painting was a reflection of the place where he lived and the world he knew. It is also a biography of the painting itself, from its inspiration, to its controversial unveiling at a juried exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago-where it earned derision, praise, and a bronze medal-to its eventual acceptance and recognition as a true original work of art. Today it ranks with the Mona Lisa and Edvard Munch's The Scream as one of the most well-known (and parodied) paintings in the world-and it remains a beloved piece of Americana.