Rogues' gallery : the secret story of the lust, lies, greed, and betrayals that made the Metropolitan Museum of Art / Michael Gross.

By:

Gross, Michael, 1952-

Publication details: New York : Broadway Books, c2010.Edition: 1st pbk. edDescription: 555 p. ; 21 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780767924894 (pbk.) :
0767924894 (pbk.) :

Other title:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

N610 .G76 2009

Contents:

Archaeologist: Luigi Palma di Cesnola, 1870-1904 -- Capitalist: J. Pierpont Morgan, 1904-1912 -- Philanthropist: John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1912-1938 -- Catalyst: Robert Moses, 1938-1960 -- Exhibitionist: Thomas P.F. Hoving, 1960-1977 -- Arrivistes: Jane and Annette Engelhard, 1974-2009.

Summary: Filled with the juicy details of the lives of the powerful players who made the Metropolitan Museum of Art what it is today, "Rogue's Gallery" delivers the unauthorized history of America's wealthiest and arguably the world's greatest art museum.

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Books	American University in Dubai	American University in Dubai	Main Collection	N 610 .G76 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	5032314

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Filled with the juicy details of the lives of the powerful players who made the Metropolitan Museum of Art what it is today, "Rogue's Gallery" delivers the unauthorized history of America's wealthiest and arguably the world's greatest art museum.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [501]-538) and index.

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