Old Masters, New World: America's Raid on Europe's Great Pictures
Cynthia Saltzman
ISBN 10: 0670018317 ISBN 13: 9780670018314
Published by Viking Adult, 2008
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Recounts the fierce competition to acquire master artworks after the founding of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1870, documenting the contributions of such figures as steel tycoon Henry Clay Frick, banker J. Pierpont Morgan, and sugar king Harry Havemeyer. 30,000 first printing.
About the Author: Cynthia Saltzman holds degrees in art history from Harvard and Berkeley and an MBA from Stanford. She is a former reporter for Forbes and The Wall Street Journal and author of The Portrait of Dr. Gachet.
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Title: Old Masters, New World: America's Raid on ...
Publisher: Viking Adult
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket