Books with author Metropolitan Museum of Art

Visit The Metropolitan Museum of Art every day of the year with this stunning desk calendar. At the beginning of each day, flip over the front sheet to reveal another glowing work of art. This calendar presents 315 vivid images representing The Met’s unrivaled collection. Also Available: Masterpieces 2020 Engagement Book, Masterpieces 2020 Deluxe Engagement Book (hardcover)

New York City has inspired artists across the years and across media. This 2020 weekly engagement calendar showcases Gotham in paintings, photographs, prints, and textiles by such artists as Walker Evans, Edward Hopper, Berenice Abbott, Faith Ringgold, and Romare Bearden. Accompanying the images are brief texts with insights about the works of art and their makers. Pages alternate between glossy paper for art pages and matte paper for calendar pages for ease of writing. Also Available: ​New York in Art 2020 Deluxe Engagement Book, New York in Art 2020 Wall Calendar, New York in Art 2020 Mini Wall Calendar

Visit The Met every week of the year with this engagement calendar featuring 56 masterpieces from New York’s largest museum. Selections from The Met’s vast collection of 2 million works and 17 curatorial departments include exquisite paintings, sculpture, musical instruments, photographs, armor, and costume. An identifying caption and a brief historical text accompany each featured work. Pages alternate between glossy paper for art pages and matte paper for calendar pages for ease of writing. Also Available: Masterpieces 2020 Deluxe Engagement Book (hardcover), Art: 365 Days of Masterpieces 2020 Desk Calendar

Museum ABC introduces more than one hundred works art--using the alphabet!This unique alphabet book features four works of art from different cultures and periods for each letter of the alphabet. Simple words matched with intriguing illustrations provide an opportunity for endless exploration. Children will be fascinated to discover that a boat, a rose, a tree, and even a window can be so different from one another -- and from the objects they see every day. Adults will love the visual and cultural richness of this alphabetical tour through the Metropolitan Museum's collection.An informative fact section at the end of the book provides more details about each piece of art and its creator, including art by luminaries such as Paul Cézanne, Marc Chagall, Edgar Degas, Utagawa Hiroshige, Roy Lichtenstein, Claude Monet, as well as historic pieces from Greece, Egypt, Italy, China, Japan, India, Iran, and more.

Visit The Metropolitan Museum of Art every day of the year with this exciting desk calendar. At the beginning of each day, flip over the front sheet to reveal another glowing work of art from The Met’s unrivaled collection of more than 2 million pieces and seventeen curatorial departments. The 314 pieces in this calendar include paintings, drawings, sculptures, musical instruments, photography, arms and armor, decorative arts, jewelry, and costumes by renowned artists and designers such as Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Georgia O’Keeffe, William Morris, and Yves Saint Laurent.

The majestic story of Christmas, from the Annunciation to the Epiphany, has long inspired great artists. The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection is particularly rich in medieval and Renaissance paintings that depict this timeless story. Gathered here are paintings by Rogier van der Weyden, Petrus Christus, Hans Memling, and Gerard David, among others, sensitively coupled with excerpts from the King James Bible. The perfect book for the entire family, The Christmas Story is a treasure to be enjoyed year after year.

In this charming New York City souvenir gift book, children learn the alphabet and the city through the art in one of the world’s greatest museums. From “Avenue” to “Zeppelin,” this deluxe alphabet book looks at New York City through the eyes of artists whose works are in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Each letter features multiple colorful images of places or experiences in the world’s greatest city. For example, see the Brooklyn Bridge in a Walker Evans photograph or a nineteenth-century print. Harlem is brought to life in artworks by Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence and a quilt by Faith Ringgold. The delightful variety of images range from an ephemeral vintage postcard depicting the magnificent Statue of Liberty to Edward Steichen’s renowned photograph of the Flatiron building. In all, over seventy-five paintings, prints, textiles, postcards, and photographs show Gotham as never seen before by a range of artists, including Childe Hassam, Georgia O’Keeffe, Edward Hopper, Alfred Stieglitz, Fairfield Porter, and John Sloan. There is a simple, colorful spread devoted to each letter of the alphabet, and the book includes a checklist with thumbnail illustrations and identifying captions for all the artworks.

The timeless story of Christmas is beautifully retold through paintings by some of the world’s greatest artists. Borrowing from The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s extensive and rich collection, The Christmas Story depicts the Nativity through visual narration with the aid of paintings by, among others, Petrus Christus, Gerard David, and Hans Memling. Gold accents on the book jacket and interior pages make for a glorious and lush book. The artworks, sensitively coupled with excerpts from the King James Version of the Bible, create a book that will be treasured by the entire family for years to come.

Throughout his life, Claude Monet wrote and spoke about his art. This elegant book pairs spectacular reproductions of some of his most important paintings with his own words to create a uniquely personal look at the work of one of the worlds most renowned artists. The poetic text introduces readers to the Impressionists' goal of capturing a fleeting moment and makes this an art book perfect for the young and the young at heart.Book Details:Format: HardcoverPublication Date: 8/19/2009Pages: 48Reading Level: Age 3 and Up

In this simple and elegant counting book from the world's most renowned museum, numbers are introduced to children through masterpieces of art. Each number from one to ten has four pages devoted to it. First, readers are invited to search for how many of a certain object they can find in a single piece of art. Then, they turn the page to discover four different works illustrating that number. Information about each piece of art and its creator appear in the back of the book. While kids practice counting, adults will love the cultural richness and educational value of this tour through the Metropolitan Museum's collection, from Ancient Egyptian tomb paintings and tenth century Iranian art to the work of Vincent Van Gogh and Homer Winslow.