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The ultimate art museum / Ferren Gipson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Phaidon Press Inc, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 231 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 32 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781838663780
  • 1838663789
  • 9781838662967
  • 1838662960
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Art of the Stone Age -- Ancient Near East -- Ancient Egypt -- Ancient Greece -- Etruscans and ancient Romans -- The Byzantine world -- The Islamic world -- Medieval Europe -- East Asia -- South and Southeast Asia -- Native cultures of the Americas -- Arts of Asia -- The Renaissance in Europe -- European painting -- Pacific art -- Arts of Africa -- Modern art -- Postmodern and contemporary art -- Hall of selfies -- A message from your art historian -- Museums of the world -- Glossary.
Summary: "The imaginary art museum: an educational, inspiring experience without the constraints of space and time. Discover beautiful reproductions from pre-history to the present, arranged in easy-to-navigate, colour-coded wings, galleries, and rooms, each with an informative narrative guide. Marvel at its remarkable range of styles and mediums - from classic to contemporary, and from paintings and sculptures to photographs and textiles. With floor plans to follow and interactive cross-referencing activities, this museum-in-a-book is the perfect introduction to the history of human creativity. "-- Amazon.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 708 G514 Available 33111010633689
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 708 G514 Available 33111010785000
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Visit the world's greatest museum without leaving your home through this imaginary art museum - a visually spectacular survey of world art for middle-grade reader, curated in collaboration with a global team of experts and educators

This imaginary art museum is an educational and inspiring experience without the constraints of space and time. Discover beautiful reproductions from pre-history to the present, arranged in easy-to-navigate, color-coded wings, galleries, and rooms, each with an informative narrative guide. Marvel at its remarkable range of styles and mediums - from classic to contemporary, and from paintings and sculptures to photographs and textiles. With a fold-out museum map and floor plans to follow, and interactive cross-referencing activities, this museum-in-a-book spotlights the iconic and important works and movements in art history and provides the perfect introduction to the history of human creativity.

Curated in collaboration with the team of experts and educators behind Phaidon's groundbreaking global bestseller The Art Museum, which won acclaim from the New York Times, The Times, NPR, Vogue, and more - and a starred Library Journalreview. Every single piece in this book was selected to illustrate important historical, cultural, and artistic facts, not only in order to give children a comprehensive foundation in world art history, but to also share with them the idea that art history is a culmination of 40,000 years of people sharing themes, ideas, techniques and incredible creativity across time and space. With its lavish page size and over 300 wonderfully diverse artworks, this book is the ultimate resource for all art-hungry children and their parents.

Ages 8-12

"40,000 years of the world's most amazing art in one dream museum!"--Cover.

"The ultimate art museum originates from The art museum, first published in 2011."--Colophon.

Includes index.

Art of the Stone Age -- Ancient Near East -- Ancient Egypt -- Ancient Greece -- Etruscans and ancient Romans -- The Byzantine world -- The Islamic world -- Medieval Europe -- East Asia -- South and Southeast Asia -- Native cultures of the Americas -- Arts of Asia -- The Renaissance in Europe -- European painting -- Pacific art -- Arts of Africa -- Modern art -- Postmodern and contemporary art -- Hall of selfies -- A message from your art historian -- Museums of the world -- Glossary.

"The imaginary art museum: an educational, inspiring experience without the constraints of space and time. Discover beautiful reproductions from pre-history to the present, arranged in easy-to-navigate, colour-coded wings, galleries, and rooms, each with an informative narrative guide. Marvel at its remarkable range of styles and mediums - from classic to contemporary, and from paintings and sculptures to photographs and textiles. With floor plans to follow and interactive cross-referencing activities, this museum-in-a-book is the perfect introduction to the history of human creativity. "-- Amazon.

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