Search results for [Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)] at Tsuga Consortium

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All the beauty in the world : the Metropolitan Museum of Art and me / by Bringley, Patrick,author.;

Includes bibliographical references."A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard"--

Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Bringley, Patrick.; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.); Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.); Art museums;

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From the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler [sound recording (CD)] / by Konigsburg, E. L.; Clayburgh, Jill.;

Read by Jill Clayburgh.Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself.

Subjects: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.); Children's audiobooks.; Brothers and sisters; Museums; Runaways; Self-reliance;

© p2009., Simon & Schuster Audio,

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The deceptions : a novel / by Bialosky, Jill,author.;

Includes bibliographical references."A middle-aged poet finds herself adrift in her marriage and life now that her child has moved away to college. Her job teaching Greek myth to high school boys at a prestigious New York City academy has its small pleasures-her students offer surprising insights to stories she's studied for decades-but as her debut poetry collection approaches publication she starts to notice the seams of her life becoming unloosed. The chorus of voices in her life -- a mysterious neighbor in a potentially dangerous situation, a visiting poet at the academy struggling with writer's block, the word-starved dialogue with her distant husband --start to become overwhelming. She finds solace only at the Met, its history and sculptures beckon as a comfort and a warning for what happens to people who love wrongly, who love ambitions. The collapse of her life reaches a fever pitch just as betrayals are revealed all around her, and she must confront the realities of her life or be lost to its mythology forever. Suffused with the motifs of classic Greek mythology, especially the story of Leda and the Swan, The Deceptions is a seductively told, deeply moving exploration of female sexuality and ambition and a celebration of beauty and the invisible yet powerful ties that bind together a marriage, a life, work of art and its beholder"--

Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.); Empty nesters; High school teachers; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Married people; Middle-aged women; Mythology, Greek; Poets; Women authors;

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Claude Monet : he saw the world in a brilliant light / by Guglielmo, Amy.; Hsu, Ginnie.; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.);

A picture book biography of the life of Claude Monet. Includes a timeline of his works as well as related art appreciation activities.LSC

Subjects: Monet, Claude, 1840-1926; Painters; Impressionism (Art);

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Faith Ringgold : narrating the world in pattern and color / by Jackson, Sharna.; Pippins, Andrea.; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.);

Presents an illustrated look at the life of American painter, writer, mixed media sculptor, and performance artist, Faith Ringgold.LSC

Subjects: Ringgold, Faith; African American artists; Artists;

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Hokusai : he saw the world in a wave / by Hodge, Susie,1960-; Ekdahl, Kim,; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.);

"In the pages of this book, created in collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, meet famous Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai. Step into his life and learn what led him to create his fascinating, books, and woodblock prints. See the waves and the sacred mountain that inspired him for years and years. Then see what you can see and make your own works of art!"--Provided by publisher.LSC

Subjects: Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849; Printmakers; Artists;

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Georgia O'Keeffe : she saw the world in a flower / by Balkan, Gabrielle.; Bloggs, Josy.; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.);

Includes bibliographical references.A picture book biography of the life of American painter Georgia O'Keeffe. Includes a time line of her works as well as related art appreciation activities.LSC

Subjects: O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986; Painters; Women painters; Painting, American;

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Vincent van Gogh : he saw the world in vibrant colors / by Guglielmo, Amy.; Braun, Petra(Children's book illustrator); Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.);

Young children can meet Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh and learn what led him to paint his striking self-portraits and the landscapes that inspired his iconic Wheat Fields.LSC

Subjects: Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890; Painters;

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The Goldfinch [videorecording] / by Crowley, John,1969-film director.; Jacobson, Nina,film producer.; Kidman, Nicole,1967-actor.; Paulson, Sarah,1974-actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Tartt, Donna.Goldfinch.; Straughan, Peter,screenwriter.; Wolfhard, Finn,2002-actor.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.;

Editor, Kelley Dixon ; director of photography, Roger Deakins ; music, Trevor Gureckis.Nicole Kidman, Finn Wolfhard, Sarah Paulson, Ansel Elgort, Ashleigh Cummings, Aneurin Barnard, Luke Wilson, Jeffrey Wright, Denis O'hare, Oakes Fegley.Theodore 'Theo' Decker was thirteen years old when his mother was killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The tragedy changes the course of his life, sending him on a stirring odyssey of grief and guilt, reinvention and redemption, and even love. Through it all, he holds on to one tangible piece of hope from that terrible day, a painting of a tiny bird chained to its perch.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for drug use and language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.

Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fabritius, Carel, 1622-1654.; Loss (Psychology); Bombings; Mothers; Self-realization; Art thefts; Young men; Life change events;

For private home use only.

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