All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
On today’s show Michael Zeldin will be speaking with Patrick Bringley about his new book, All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me, along with special guest Professor Philip Eliasoph.
Patrick Bringley was a museum guard at the Met for ten years. His book offers and intimate perspective of one of the greatest art museums in the world as seen through the eyes of a young man who was dealing with a tragic loss.
Dr. Philip Eliasoph is Professor of Art History & Visual Culture at Fairfield University in Connecticut. He is the author of many monographic books and museum catalogs of American painting and has published over 500 reviews, articles and essays in Art in America, Artist Magazine and other scholarly publications.