This illustrated book, 'The Ultimate Art Museum,' isn't your typical art survey.
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An illustrated book,"The Ultimate Art Museum," unfolds across 18 galleries, organized like the layout of an encyclopedic institution. It's meant to introduce middle readers -- ages 8 to 14 -- to the stoic statues of early civilization, the delicate ink brushwork on silk of East Asia, the intricate architecture of Islamic regions, the drama of European Baroque paintings, and the dreamy color fields of Postmodernism. But this isn't your typical art history lesson.
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