Rogues' Gallery: The Secret Story of the Lust, Lies, Greed, and Betrayals That Made the Metropolitan Museum of Art

by Michael Gross

Paperback, 2010

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Collection

Art Commentary, Economics, Art Crime

Publication

Broadway Books (2010), Edition: 1, 576 pages

Description

Filled with the juicy details of the lives of the powerful players who made the Metropolitan Museum of Art what it is today, "Rogue's Gallery" delivers the unauthorized history of America's wealthiest and arguably the world's greatest art museum.

Original language

English

Physical description

576 p.; 5.6 inches

ISBN

0767924894 / 9780767924894

UPC

884793287684

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