{"product_id":"149-paintings-you-really-need-to-see-in-north-america-9781459739352","title":"149 Paintings You Really Need to See in North","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTour North America's greatest museums and galleries in the company of two incomparable guides.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis lively companion highlights the essential paintings, by some of the world's greatest painters, from Giotto to Picasso, on display in North American museums and galleries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulian Porter has had a life-long passion for art. He worked for seven years as a student tour guide in Europe and since has conducted countless gallery tours in Europe and North America. His co-author, Stephen Grant, brings a wealth of expertise in twentieth-century artists, and presents them within the framework of a North Americanled, sustained burst of originality and shock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresented with wit and irreverence, here is the best that North American galleries have to offer. Focused and curated to give you everything you need to enjoy the greatest works of art in the best company and save you the sore feet and superfluous information.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePorter and Grant, lawyers by trade, make difficult art accessible through simple formal descriptions and introductory histories of artists and patrons. Both write in an inviting, casual tone…Their book is rich with color illustrations and brief, wall-text-style explanations that make turning the pages akin to strolling through a museum’s galleries. * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003eOffers a seamless transition from one locale to another, with the same acute insights similarly tempered, and occasionally reversed, over time.” * Maclean's *\u003cbr\u003eHas wit, a critical eye, attitude, and an endearing need to inform without talking down or flummoxing its audience. * Sukasa Reads *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1: Boston, Massachusetts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuseum of Fine Arts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2: Buffalo, New York\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlbright Knox Museum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3: Chicago, Illinois\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArt Institute of Chicago\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuseum of Contemporary Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4: Cleveland, Ohio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCleveland Museum of Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5: Dallas, Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDallas Museum of Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6: Detroit, Michigan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetroit Institute of Arts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7: Hartford, Connecticut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 8: Los Angeles, California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJ. Paul Getty Museum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLos Angeles County Museum of Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuseum of Contemporary Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 9: New York City, New York\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrick Collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetropolitan Museum of Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuseum of Modern Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeue Galerie New York\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParrish Art Museum, Long Island, New York\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhitney Museum of American Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 10: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarnes Foundation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhiladelphia Museum of Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 11: San Francisco, California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ede Young Fine Arts Museum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 12: Washington, D.C.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNational Gallery of Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhillips Collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCANADA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 13: Kleinburg, Ontario\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMcMichael Canadian Art Collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 14: Montreal, Quebec\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMusée D’art Contemporain de Montréal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 15: Ottawa, Ontario\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNational Gallery of Canada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 16: Toronto, Ontario\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArt Gallery of Ontario\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 17: Vancouver, British Columbia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVancouver Art Gallery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex of Artists and Their Works\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex of Paintings by Title\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChecklist of the 149 Paintings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Group Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49530264912215,"sku":"9781459739352","price":28.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/149-paintings-you-really-need-to-see-in-north-america-9781459739352","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}