American Gothic: The Biography of Grant Wood's American Masterpiece
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,History & Criticism
American Gothic: The Biography of Grant Wood's American Masterpiece Details
About the Author Thomas Hoving was the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City from 1967 to 1977. During his tenure he doubled the size of the museum. He is also recognized for introducing the now ubiquitous "blockbuster" museum exhibition, designing the record-breaking Tutankhamun show. Hoving has written fifteen nonfiction and fiction books, including two national bestsellers, Tutankhamun: The Untold Story and Making the Mummies Dance. Read more
Reviews
This book is interesting but seems to have been rushed into print. Parts of the text seemed like a draft and one of the photos was printed reversed (Parson Weem's Fable.) The paper is very cheap with resulting muddy pictures. Hoving seems to have negative comments about most critics and art historians that he mentions while congratulating himself on his perception. I expected better; his King Tut book was fantastic.I would recommend American Gothic by Stephen Biel as the first choice but at least this one is cheaper.