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020			_a9788881177288 _q(hardback)
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050	0	0	_aArt/N600 _bN48 2010
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245	0	0	_aNew York art museums / _c[text and picture research, Giovanna Uzzani].
264		1	_aFlorence, Italy : _bScala, _c[2010]
264		4	_c©2010
300			_a596 pages : _billustrations (chiefly color ), color map ; _c30 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_aIncludes The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art Solomon R Guggenheim Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art, The Frick Collection, The Morgan Library and Museum, Neue Galerie, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, The Jewish Museum, Museum Mile. Rarely has a city witnessed the importation of as much art and culture as New York. In the first few decades of the 20th century in particular, millionaires like the Hearts, the Gettys, the Rockefellers and the Guggenheims sought to outdo each other, collecting an apparently unlimited number of works of art, especially those from the 19th and 20th centuries. The public foundations that ensued were responsible, thanks to the many generous donations received, for the building of museums that sometimes had a truly futuristic appearance. The collections these museums housed meant that their founders became famous in every corner of the world and New York's museums established the city as a major international art center. Just as the museums' permanent collections can be characterized by their sheer quality, their many temporary exhibitions are tempting enough in their own right to persuade art lovers from around the world to pay the city a flying visit. As for present day artists, there can be no greater accolade than to have their work shown in one of these famous temples of art - after all, if you can make it in New York, you'll make it everywhere.
520			_aArt forms.
520			_aMuseums and galleries.
546			_aText in English, German, Dutch and Spanish.
650		0	_aArt museums _zNew York (State) _zNew York.
700	1		_aUzzani, Giovanna.
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