| Edition |
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Description |
ix, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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still image sti rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-226). |
| Summary |
"A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard"-- Provided by publisher |
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"Only a few select people enjoy unrestricted access to every nook and cranny of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and among them are the guards who keep a watchful eye on the two-million-square-foot treasure house. For Bringley, the Museum was a temporary refuge that became his home away from home for a decade. Here he explore his tribe: the artworks and their creators and the subculture of museum guards. Though Bringley gradually returned to the larger world, here he explores the Museums hidden wonders-- and the people who make it tick."-- Adapted from jacket |
| Contents |
The grand staircase -- Windows -- A Piet�a -- Of millions of years -- Further shores -- Flesh and blood -- Cloisters -- Sentinels -- Kouros -- The veteran -- Unfinished -- Days' work -- As much as I can carry. |
| Subject |
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
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Art museums -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Bringley, Patrick.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Metropolitan Museum of Art and me |
| ISBN |
9781982163303 : $27.99 |
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1982163305 : $27.99 |
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