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Juan Aranda, Cleaner 1
John Barelli, Chief Security Qfficer, Security Department 4
Carri Rebora Barratt, Curator, American Paintings and
Sculpture, ad an Mnager, The Henry R. Luce Center for
the Study of American Art 1
Michael Barry, Patti Cadby Birch Consultative Chairman,
Islamic Art 19
Robert Bethea,Jr., Associate Coordinator of Inf ormation
Services, /isitor Services Department 26
J. Nicholas Cameron, Vice President of Construction 30
Thomas P. Campbell, Curator, European Sculpture and
Decorative Arts and Supervising Curator Antonio
Ratti Textile Center 35
Lorraine Chevallier, aitress 42
Keith Christiansen, ja e f Vrightsman Curator,
European Paintings 46
George Cuesta, Maintainer, Plumning Shop 52
Malcolm Daniel, Curator in Charge, Photographs 56
Michel David-Weill, rustee 60
Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen, Anthony WV
and Lulu C. ng Curator, American Decorative Arts 65
George R. Goldner, Drue Heinz Chairman,
Drawings and Prints 71
Maxwell K. Hearn, Douglas Dillon Curator, Asian Art 80
Morrison H. Heckscher, Lawrence A. Fleischman
Chairman of the American Wing 85
Haroid Holzer, Sienioir ice Presidentfi r
External Afa irs 91
James R. Houghton, Chairman, Board of Trustees 98
Laurence B. Kanter, Curator in Charge, Robert
Lehman Collection 102
Harold Koda, Curator in Charge, The Costume Institute 109
Henrv R. Kravis, Trustee 117
"Walter Liedtke. Curator, European Paintings 122
Christopher S. Lightfoot, Associate Curator, Greek
and Roman Art 129
"Hilcde Lirondjian, General Manager, Concerts
r& Lectures . 135
Eric Longo, Director of Client Services, Antenna
Audio, Inc. 139
Jessie McNab, Associate Curator, European Sculpture
and Decorative Arts 143
Philippe de Montebello, Director and Chief
Executive fficer 148
J, Kenneth Moore, Frederick P Rose Curator in
Charge, Musical Instruments 158
janMes Moran, NYPD 163
Herbert M. Moskowitz, Chief Registrar 167
John P. O'Neil, Editor in Chief and General Manager
of Publications, Editorial Department 172
Sally Pearson, Vice President and General Mlanager
of M1erchandise and Retail 176
Amelia Peck. Marcia F 'ilcek Curator, American
Decorati ve A rts 1 81
Stuart W Pyhrr, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Curator in
Chauge, Arms & Armor 185
Annette de la Renta. Vice Chairman,
Board of Trustees 192
Sabine Rewald,jacques and Natasha Gelman Curator,
Department of Nineteenth-Century, Modern, and
Contemporary Art 196
Jeff L. Rosenheim, Associate Curator, Photographs 200
E. John Rosenwald, Jr.. Thustee 207
Raymond Smith, Copyist 213
Kenneth Soehner, Arthur K. Watson Chief Librarian,
Thomas.j Watson Library 218
James Span, Travel Associate, Tourism and Group Services,
Visitor Services Department 222
Ira Spar, Research Assyriologist, Ancient Near Eastern Art 227
Donna Williams Sutton, Senior Audience Development
ff icer, External Affairs 232
Mahrukh Tarapor, Director,for International Affairs,
Geneva Office, and Associate Director for
Exhibitions 236
T'hayer Tolles, Associate Curator, American Paintings
and Sculpture 242
Remco van Vliet. Florist 248
Lulu C. Wang, Trustec 252
William Westfield,e enor Fre Safety Officer 256
Lin den l avemever Wise, Special C ounse, Office of the
Senior Vice President, SecrCtary and Ge eral Counsel 261
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المستخلص
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the greatest museums in the world. It is an enormous place that takes up five city blocks and has more than two million square feet of space, filled with treasures everywhere the eye can see. There are exquisite vases, jewelry, tapestry, baseball cards, Egyptian mummies, sculptures, and furniture, and many of the most famous and recognized paintings in the world, from Van Gogh to Rembrandt, Monet, and El Greco.
But this famous institution, which attracts four million visitors a year, is not just about objects. This is a place that is supported and maintained by people, which is what this wonderful book celebrates. In the fifty-two interviews in Museum, we meet some of the people who have given their lives to making the Met the success that it is. We are introduced to curators with endless knowledge who look after the collections; as well as cleaners; florists; police and security staff who maintain and secure the building; plus the philanthropists and millionaires who donate their money for new and wonderful art works, including well-known people like Henry Kravis and Annette de la Renta.
Danziger has a rare touch for getting just the right detail, and these interviews are informative, moving, and compulsively readable. Oral history at its best, Museum will appeal not only to the millions who visit the Met every year, but also to anyone with an interest in museums and art.
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