Art Is... D1A Histories of the men and

Histories of the men and machines like Honda and Harley-Davidson reveal the origins of these now-household names

this comprehensive and sweeping account gives the reader a magnificently human picture of Europe in the age when it dominated the rest of the globe

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the first black officer in the British Army

Art Is... D1A Histories of the men andWhat is art? This engaging book from The Metropolitan Museum of Art offers nearly 200 illustrated answers to that question, all presented in simple, concise observations about selected works in the Museum's collection. For example, a Nigerian mask is symmetry, a Van Gogh still life is composition, a Babylonian lion is fierce, a Duccio portrait is tender. Some of the statements speak to technique, while others are descriptive or evocative. All are