Each of these clever little books from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the perennially popular subjects of fashion and New York City pairs more than 180 selected works from across the museum’s vast collection with simple, concise observations. New York Is… offers answers to the question of what New York is in the eyes of artists. The Flatiron Building is shape; the Empire State Building is line. Washington Square Park is joyous; Times Square is spectacle. Among the enduring illustrations are paintings by Edward Hopper, Stuart Davis, Winslow Homer, Jacob Lawrence, and Charles Demuth; photographs by Walker Evans, Berenice Abbott, Alfred Stieglitz, Garry Winogrand, and Cindy Sherman; and drawings, lithographs, and posters, all celebrating this endlessly fascinating metropolis. Fashion Is… encourages readers to think about the myriad definitions of fashion. A Dior day suit. An Yves Saint Laurent minidress. A Japanese kimono. A Ferragamo shoe. A French court ensemble. A Schiaparelli hat. Fashion is glamour and attitude, texture and pattern, sexy and prim, luxurious and eccentric. It is above all a rich and evocative means of expression for both the designer and the wearer. Gathered here are costumes, regional dress, haute couture, and accessories from the fifteenth century to the present, as well as paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts relating to modes of dress.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libros
El Museo Metropolitano de Arte, fundado en 1870, es el museo de arte más grande de los Estados Unidos. Su propósito inicial fue fomentar el estudio de las bellas artes y su aplicación a la vida práctica. El museo se ha adherido consistentemente a esta declaración de propósito fundacional, que desde entonces ha ampliado a una misión integral. Hoy en día, el Met se dedica a coleccionar, preservar, estudiar, exhibir y promover el conocimiento y la apreciación de obras de arte que representan el amplio espectro del logro humano en la más alta calidad, todo en beneficio del público.
What Can You Do with a Paper Bag?
Hats, Wigs, Masks, Crowns, Helmets and Headdresses Inspired by Worrks of Art from Metropolitan Museum of Art
- 64 páginas
- 3 horas de lectura
With a little imagination, the answer is "plenty!" Armed with scissors, tape, and glue, it's easy to turn an ordinary paper bag into an extraordinary hat, wig, mask or crown. Simple step-by-step instructions show readers how to make a golden crown, a curly Baroque wig, Perseus's winged helmet, a pharaoh's headdress, George Washington's wig, a Japanese geisha hairdo, an African mask and sixteen other imaginative designs. An engaging activity book for both home and classroom, What Can You Do with a Paper Bag? , inspired by works of art from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, will provide hours of educational and entertaining dress-up fun.
Masterpieces of European Painting, 1800-1920, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
- 318 páginas
- 12 horas de lectura
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2007, 4to tutta tela editoriale, pp. 318, numerosissime illustrazioni in nero e a colori nel testo.