Rogues' Gallery: The Secret History of the Moguls and the Money that Made the Metropolitan Museum
- ISBN-10
- 0767924894
- ISBN-13
- 9780767924894
- Series
- Rogues' Gallery
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 545
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Crown Publishing Group (NY)
- Author
- Michael Gross
Description
Discusses the colorful and sometimes scandalous history of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the powerful benefactors and directors behind its operation.
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