Buy The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the Parisian Avant-Garde or My New Baby And Me: A First Year Record Book For Big Brothers And Sisters or Monets Impressions.
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The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the ParisianSOLD OUTPublication Date: June 21, 2011 | Series: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art As American expatriates living in Paris, the writer Gertrude Stein, her brothers Leo and Michael, and Michael's wife Sarah were absolutely pivotal in shaping the city's vibrant cultural life in the early 20th century. They hosted Saturday evening salons at which the brightest artists, writers, musicians, and collectors convened to discuss the latest developments.
My New Baby And Me: A First Year Record Book For Big$8.50Every page in this exciting, colorful book invites older brothers and sisters to become fully involved in their baby's first year. Children can draw pictures of baby, paste in a lock of hair, and record baby's major accomplishments throughout the year. Full-color illustrations are adapted from Le Journal de Bebe, published in Paris in 1914. (All ages).
Monet's Impressions$3.10Throughout his life, Claude Monet wrote and spoke about his art. This elegant book pairs spectacular reproductions of some of his most important paintings with his own words to create a uniquely personal look at the work of one of the worlds most renowned artists. The poetic text introduces readers to the Impressionists' goal of capturing a fleeting moment and makes this an art book perfect for the young and the young at heart.
Museum ABC$6.99Museum ABC is a unique and colorful picture book that introduces children to more than a hundred works of art, using the alphabet. Adults and children alike will love the visual and cultural richness of this alphabetical tour through the Metropolitan Museum's collection.
Vincent's Colors$6.85Vincent van Gogh is one of the world's most famous artists. Throughout his life, he wrote to his younger brother, Theo, about his colorful, dynamic paintings. This book pairs the artist's paintings with his own words. Van Gogh's descriptions, arranged as a simple rhyme, introduce young readers to all the colors of the rainbowand beyond. The descriptive words combine with spectacular reproductions of many of the artist's most beloved and important works to create a perfect art book for young and old alike.
Fun with Hieroglyphs$16.06Discover the secrets of hieroglyphs, the language of the ancient Egyptians, with this innovative kit from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Learn the sounds and letters of the hieroglyphic alphabet, find out which symbols were thought to have magical powers, and read how this mysterious language was decoded after hundreds of years.Then, with the alphabet chart as your guide, use the 24 hieroglyphic stamps and ink pad to write messages, create designs, and make cards.
Museum Shapes$11.00Introducing children to basic and complex shapes through the Metropolitan Museum's extensive and varied collections, this book features the work of a diverse range of artists. Each shape has two spreads. Full color.
Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed$18.32Over time and across cultures, extraordinary manipulations of the body have occurred in a continuing evolution of the concept of beauty. This volume features photographs, paintings, prints and drawings showing how fashion has constricted, padded, truncated and extended the body.Throughout history, humans have used clothing and accessories to lift, squeeze, frame and pad the body.
My First ABC$2.89In this abridged board book edition of the successful hardcover picture book, Museum ABC, kids can learn their ABCs with the accompaniment of stunning artwork from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. A page is devoted to each letter of the alphabet and a single, memorable picture of the object is represented; for example, the classic "A is for APPLE" is accompanied by a well-known piece of art by Cezanne showing apples.