Art museums; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Art museum visitors; Aesthetics; Duccio, di Buoninsegna, d. 1319; Gautama Buddha -- Statues -- Afghanistan -- Bamiyan Region; Sculpture, Buddhist -- Afghanistan -- Bamiyan Region; Taliban; Master Engelram;...
Summary: The director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art speaks at the Clark. The title of his talk is, "Museums: Why Should We Care?"
Contents: Introduction by Michael Conforti (ca. 11 mins.) -- Philippe de Montebello presentation (ca. 49...
Preservation copy of document files in the Palazzo Grassi press kit. Press kit produced to accompany the exhibitions "The World Belongs to You" and "In Praise of Doubt" held at the Palazzo Grassi-Punta della Dogana, Venice, during the 54th Venice...
Design; Lace and lace making -- Italy -- Early works to 1800; Embroidery -- Italy -- Early works to 1800; Sources and documents -- Italy -- 16th century;
Published in 1567, "La vera perfettione del disegno di varie sorti di ricami…" is a pattern book that provided designs for the elaborate lacework and embroidery of the period. These pattern books were designed to be portable and easily handled,...
Painting--American--19th century; Painting--American--20th century; Nature in art; Tanizaki, Junʼichirō, 1886-1965. Inʼei raisan. English; Fenollosa, Ernest Francisco, 1853-1908; Okakura, Kakuzō, 1862-1913; Corn, Wanda M.; Gardner, Isabella...
Summary: David Park Curry, Senior Curator at the Baltimore Museum of Art, presents a lecture about the influence of Japanese arts and crafts on western art in the late 19th century in conjunction with the Clark's 2008 exhibition, "Like Breath on...
Through Shen-Kan is the account of a 1908-09 expedition to the Shensi and Kansu provinces of northern China. The expedition was funded by Robert Sterling Clark, one of the heirs to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune. Clark was joined by the...
Preservation copy of document files in the Romanian Pavilion press kit. The press kit was downloaded from the Venice Biennale website and was produced in conjunction with the exhibition held in Venice, for the 54th Venice Biennale, June 4 -...
Mounted samples of colored wool and cotton waste, etc. "Part first gives a descriptive account of the dye stuffs; if of vegetable origin where produced, how cultivated, and how prepared for use; if chemical, their composition, specific gravities,...
Publisher's advertisements bound in at end of volume. Rest of title page: by Mrs Pullan, (aiguillette,) author of "The manual of the wardrobe," "The court partial," "Maternal counsels," etc; editor of "The London review" and "The London and Paris...
