Moma Highlights

by Glenn D. Lowry

Book Overview

Founded in 1929, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, was the first museum devoted explicitly to the arts of the 20th century. This superbly produced handbook is the museum's own selection of the most significant artworks in its collection, which is widely acknowledged to be the finest and most comprehensive of its kind in the world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870700987
• ISBN13: 9780870700989
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Museum of Modern Art
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 2.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

A Wonderful Introduction To A Great Museum

This book is essentially a "handbook" to the museum's collection. As such, it is similar to handbooks for the Getty Museum and The Art Institute of Chicago. The reproductions are very good in terms of color and clarity and the quality of the paper is also perfectly acceptable. My only quibble with the book is that it seems weighted toward post-WWII artwork. I would have preferred more artwork from the early days of modernism. However, this is a matter of personal taste. Regardless if you have never been to MOMA, this book is well worth looking at and is an excellent value for the price.