America's Art Museums: A Traveler's Guide to Great Collections Large and Small

America's Art Museums: A Traveler's Guide to Great Collections Large and Small - Paperback

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America's Art Museums: A Traveler's Guide to Great Collections Large and Small

America's Art Museums: A Traveler's Guide to Great Collections Large and Small - Paperback

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by Suzanne Loebl (Author)

Much more than a simply practical guide, this book is a knowledgeable and enthusiastic tour not only of this country's great museums but also of the history of art in America. Suzanne Loebl is the perfect, passionate companion, as she takes you from the august halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art to the intimate galleries of the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, from the breathtaking gardens surrounding the Huntington in San Marino, California, to the Hispanic Heritage Wing of the International Museum of Folk Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She gives you a tour of the physical space and the museum's most beloved or noteworthy works, and an overview of how both the collection and the building came to be--fascinating histories of personal taste, serendipity, civic pride, and astute management. The book includes the essential information about hours, location, and activities for children at each museum as well as a convenient index to collection strengths.

Number of Pages: 428
Dimensions: 0.8 x 9.16 x 6.08 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: January 01, 2002
ISBN9780393320060
Author Suzanne Loebl
PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
GenreArts and Travel
FormatPaperback
PublishedJanuary 2002
LanguageENG- English
Pages428
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Suzanne Loebl

Suzanne Loebl is the author of fourteen books, most recently America's Medicis: The Rockefellers and Their Astonishing Cultural Legacy. She was born into an art-collecting family in Germany and escaped the Nazis as a teenager by hiding in Belgium. Her other books include America's Art Museums: A Traveler's Guide to Great Collections Large and Small and a memoir on her experience during World War II, At the Mercy of Strangers: Growing Up on the Edge of the Holocaust. In 2012, Loebl received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors. She splits her time between New York and Maine. Abigail Wilentz has developed books on art, design, photography, fashion, lifestyle, and other topics as an editor at Universe Publishing, a division of Rizzoli International Publications, at Watson-Guptill Publications, and independently with agents and authors. She has written several books commissioned by publishers and directed a custom publishing line for the luxury fashion brand Brioni. She lives in Manhattan with her husband.

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