Modern and Contemporary Art at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- ISBN-10
- 0890901988
- ISBN-13
- 9780890901984
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020
Description
The book includes an introductory essay by director Gary Tinterow about the important donors who contributed to the growth of the collection over the years, and another by Alison de Lima Greene, the Museum?s Isabel Brown Wilson Curator of ...
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