The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Visitor Guide
- ISBN-10
- 0890900914
- ISBN-13
- 9780890900918
- Category
- Art / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General
- Pages
- 543
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scala
- Authors
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Janet Landay
Description
Presents color reproductions of more than 500 works from the vast collection with captions.
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