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Comments on MetaFilter post Free art books online from the Metropolitan and Guggenheim MuseumsSun, 27 Oct 2013 18:40:59 -0800Sun, 27 Oct 2013 18:40:59 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60Free art books online from the Metropolitan and Guggenheim Museums
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<a href="http://www.openculture.com/2013/08/free-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-and-the-guggenheim-offer-474-free-art-catalogues-online.html">The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Guggenheim offer 474 free art books online</a>. 99 art catalogs<a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/exhibitions/publications/from-the-archives?layout=default&filter_type=archive&reset=0&limitstart=0"> from the Guggenheim</a>. 375 <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/research/metpublications/titles-with-full-text-online?searchtype=F">MetPublications</a>. An example: <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=RehAHfiHyD4C&printsec=frontcover#v=thumbnail&q&f=true">Masterpieces of Painting in the Metropolitan Museum of Art</a> <br /><br />A few of the exceptional gems to explore from the Met:
Images of the first big museum blockbuster show (worth checking out):<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/research/metpublications/Tutankhamun_The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art_Bulletin_v_34_no_3_Winter_1976_1977?Tag=&title=&author=&pt={05598FA1-8F02-4579-A088-9F7BC7165316}&tc=&dept=&fmt="> "Tutankhamun": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 34, no. 3 (Winter, 1976–1977)</a>
<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=kLEpf5a49V0C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=true">Origins of Impressionism</a>
<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=ey3F_rZwNTUC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false">The Art of Illumination</a>
<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=BYjh82N63IQC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=true">Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade, 1500-1800</a>
<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=8vYsVjo0jdkC&printsec=frontcover#v=thumbnail&q&f=true">Louis Comfort Tiffany at the Metropolitan Museum</a>
<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=oEredpAqjq0C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=true">Designing Nature: The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art</a>
<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=dhc-U0t14vMC&printsec=frontcover#v=thumbnail&q&f=true">Impressionism: A Centenary Exhibition, the Metropolitan Museum of Art</a>
<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=PmWGU_G1AsAC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=true">Genesis: Ideas of Origin in African Sculpture</a>
<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=6s6QN-rVWcIC&printsec=frontcover#v=thumbnail&q&f=true">The Art of Africa: A Resource for Educators, Volume 1</a>
<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=dd3GVg9aNWsC&printsec=frontcover#v=thumbnail&q&f=true">Perfect Documents: Walker Evans and African Art, 1935</a>
<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=aW0dU3MjExMC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=true">Greek Vase Painting</a>
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From the Guggenheim (double click on images to zoom in):
<a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/exhibitions/publications/from-the-archives/items/view/129">Joseph Cornell</a>
<a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/exhibitions/publications/from-the-archives/items/view/323">Twentieth Century American Drawing</a>
<a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/exhibitions/publications/from-the-archives/items/view/154">Abstract Expressionist Imagists</a>
<a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/exhibitions/publications/from-the-archives/items/view/153">Vasily Kandinsky</a>
<a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/exhibitions/publications/from-the-archives/items/view/71">Paul Klee 1879-1940</a>post:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.133265Sun, 27 Oct 2013 18:20:11 -0800nickyskyeartpaintingshistorydrawingsculptureculturemuseumsMetropolitanGuggenheimonlinegalleriesbooksBy: julen
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I love that you can download many of the ones that are out of print as .pdfs. There are several great reference books that will be great to have available digitally when I go to auctions; others will just be great to have for eye candy.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.133265-5259989Sun, 27 Oct 2013 18:40:59 -0800julenBy: Sticherbeast
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Awesome!comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.133265-5259994Sun, 27 Oct 2013 18:43:59 -0800SticherbeastBy: Monsieur Caution
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Wowwwww. My favorites so far: <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/research/metpublications/American_Paradise_The_World_of_the_Hudson_River_School?Tag=&title=&author=&pt=&tc=&dept=&fmt=">American Paradise: The World of the Hudson River School</a>; <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/research/metpublications/Candace_Wheeler_The_Art_and_Enterprise_of_American_Design_1875_1900?Tag=&title=&author=&pt=&tc=&dept=&fmt=">Candace Wheeler: The Art and Enterprise of American Design, 1875–1900</a>; <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/research/metpublications/Caspar_David_Friedrich_Moonwatchers?Tag=&title=&author=&pt=&tc=&dept=&fmt=">Caspar David Friedrich: Moonwatchers</a>; <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/research/metpublications/Flowers_Underfoot_Indian_Carpets_of_the_Mughal_Era?Tag=&title=&author=&pt=&tc=&dept=&fmt=">Flowers Underfoot: Indian Carpets of the Mughal Era</a>; <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/research/metpublications/Heroic_Armor_of_the_Italian_Renaissance_Filippo_Negroli_and_his_Contemporaries?Tag=&title=&author=&pt=&tc=&dept=&fmt=">Heroic Armor of the Italian Renaissance: Filippo Negroli and his Contemporaries</a> (the helmets/pauldrons with faces and creatures on them are hilarious); <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/research/metpublications/Landscapes_Clear_and_Radiant_The_Art_of_Wang_Hui_1632_1717?Tag=&title=&author=&pt=&tc=&dept=&fmt=">Landscapes Clear and Radiant: The Art of Wang Hui (1632–1717)</a>; <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/research/metpublications/Peach_Blossom_Spring_Gardens_and_Flowers_in_Chinese_Painting?Tag=&title=&author=&pt=&tc=&dept=&fmt=">Peach Blossom Spring: Gardens and Flowers in Chinese Painting</a>; and <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/research/metpublications/Vermeer_and_the_Delft_School?Tag=&title=&author=&pt=&tc=&dept=&fmt=">Vermeer and the Delft School</a>. But I reckon you could just list everything--it's like 474 good MeFi posts in one. Thank you!comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.133265-5260015Sun, 27 Oct 2013 19:05:43 -0800Monsieur CautionBy: oulipian
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There are a couple of <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/125863/Priceless-Art">previous</a> <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/121133/Art-Book-Bonanza">threads</a> about the Met books, with good recommendations.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.133265-5260040Sun, 27 Oct 2013 19:34:15 -0800oulipianBy: stbalbach
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Someone should collect and torrent. It's amazing that a publisher would (and could) release a whole back catalog of OOP works. Makes sense, free advertising for the Met and their holdings, more attention = more value.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.133265-5260043Sun, 27 Oct 2013 19:35:36 -0800stbalbachBy: wallstreet1929
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awwwwww nice. diminish tele-vision.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.133265-5260050Sun, 27 Oct 2013 19:40:57 -0800wallstreet1929By: Apropos of Something
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Amazing. Absolutely amazing.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.133265-5260140Sun, 27 Oct 2013 21:51:43 -0800Apropos of SomethingBy: BlueHorse
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THIS will be getting bookmarked as well as passed on.
Many thanks for hours of winter browsing.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.133265-5260154Sun, 27 Oct 2013 22:12:46 -0800BlueHorseBy: immlass
http://www.metafilter.com/133265/Free-art-books-online-from-the-Metropolitan-and-Guggenheim-Museums#5260192
Fantastic post. I'm so glad we live in the future where we can get out-of-print catalogs and books in digital form for free (legally).comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.133265-5260192Sun, 27 Oct 2013 23:08:55 -0800immlassBy: louche mustachio
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Digging in now, yum yum yum.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.133265-5260268Mon, 28 Oct 2013 03:21:48 -0800louche mustachioBy: Theta States
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These seem particularly good for their essays. I still flinch when I see an art book that shows B&W reproductions of colour works...
As someone who collects art books, I'm waiting for the perfect tech solution for replacing them. This isn't that, but these are still fabulous to have online.comment:www.metafilter.com,2013:site.133265-5260340Mon, 28 Oct 2013 06:42:01 -0800Theta States
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