Showing Los Angeles County Museum of Art (World of Art) by Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Paperback. Pub Date: 2003. Pages: 231 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Los Angeles is On a world capital in today's global age. and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). the largest. most comprehensive art museum in. the western United States. plays a central role in the city's dynamic cultural life. LACMA is the youngest of the nation's leading encyclopaedic art institutions. yet its collections have rapidly expanded to include more than 100.000 works of art. from prehistory to contemporary civilization. from every part of the world. and from all media. including painting and sculpture. prints and drawings. decorative arts. costume and textiles. and photography. This useful guide features texts written by the museum's curators and full-colour reproductions of works from each of the Contents: Forewordp. 15Contributorsp. 19The CollectionAsian Artp. 20European Artp. 80Latin ...