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The art spy : the extraordinary untold tale of WWII resistance hero Rose Valland / by Young, Michelle(Michelle T.),author.;
Includes bibliographical references."On August 25, 1944, Rose Valland, a woman of quiet daring, found herself in a desperate position. From the windows of her beloved Jeu de Paume museum, where she had worked and ultimately spied, she could see the battle to liberate Paris thundering around her. The Jeu de Paume, co-opted by Nazi leadership, was now the Germans' final line of defense. Would the museum curator be killed before she could tell the truth -- a story that would mean nothing less than saving humanity's cultural inheritance? Based on troves of previously undiscovered documents, The Art Spy chronicles the brave actions of the key Resistance spy in the heart of the Nazi's art looting headquarters in the French capital. A veritable female Monuments Man, Valland has, until now, been written out of the annals, despite bearing witness to history's largest art theft. While Hitler was amassing stolen art for his future Führermuseum, Valland, his undercover adversary, secretly worked to stop him. At every stage of World War II, Valland was front and center. She came face to face with Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, passed crucial information to the Resistance network, put herself deliberately in harm's way to protect the museum and her staff, and faced death during the last hours of Liberation Day. At the same time, a young Free French soldier, Alexandre Rosenberg, was fighting his way to Paris with the Allied forces battling to liberate France. Alexandre's father was the exclusive art dealer for Picasso, Matisse, George Braque, and Fernand Léger. The Nazis had taken everything from their family -- their art collection, their nationality, their gallery, and their home in Paris. Vivid and atmospheric, The Art Spy moves from the glittering days of pre-War Paris, home to geniuses of modern culture, including Picasso, Josephine Baker, Coco Chanel, Le Corbusier, and Frida Kahlo, through the tension-riddled cities and resorts of Europe on the eve of war, to the harrowing years of the Nazi occupation of France when brave people such as Valland and Rosenberg risked everything to fight monstrous evil"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Valland, Rose.; Rosenberg, Alexandre P.; Musée du jeu de paume (France); Art treasures in war; Resistance movements, War.; Women museum curators; Women spies; World War, 1939-1945;
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Woodstock : three days that rocked the world / by Evans, Mike,1941 Oct. 30-; Kingsbury, Paul.; Museum at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 282) and index.Discography: p. 278-281.LSC
Subjects: Woodstock Festival.;
© c2009., Sterling,
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Portrait of a thief : a novel / by Li, Grace D.,author.;
"Ocean's Eleven meets The Farewell in Portrait of a Thief, a lush, lyrical heist novel inspired by the true story of Chinese art vanishing from Western museums, about diaspora, the colonization of art, and the complexity of the Chinese American identity"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Art thefts; Art, Chinese; Chinese Americans; College students;
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Higher states : Lawren Harris and his American contemporaries / by Nasgaard, Roald.; Owens, Gwendolyn.; Glenbow Museum.; McMichael Canadian Art Collection.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Examines the work of Canadian landscape painter, Lawren S. Harris.LSC
Subjects: Harris, Lawren, 1885-1970; Painting, American; Painting, Abstract;
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MetKids Microscope: S1. by The Metropolitain Museum of Art (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by The Metropolitain Museum of Art in 2021.Discover the science behind how light changes art, where color comes from, and more—and experiment on your own!Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Television.;
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MetKids Microscope: S1. by The Metropolitain Museum of Art (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by The Metropolitain Museum of Art in 2021.Discover the science behind how light changes art, where color comes from, and more—and experiment on your own!Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Television.;
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MetKids Microscope: S2. by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2023.What’s the science behind making paint, mixing colors, and hearing music? Learn with Met scientists as your guide, then experiment on your own.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Television.;
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Stones, bones and stitches : storytelling through Inuit art / by Falconer, Shelley,1962-; White, Shawna,1966-; McMichael Canadian Art Collection; Lord Cultural Resources Planning and Management Inc.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [48]).Provides information on Inuit art, the artists' lives, and brief histories of the region the artists live in.
Subjects: Inuit art; Inuit artists;
© c2007., Tundra Books,
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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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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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