Kimbell Art Museum: Masterworks from the Collection Publications Over five decades they amassed

Over five decades they amassed more than 5000 works of art

and the history of an idea—that of the painting or sculpture that comes to life

he left behind a sizable art collection and a vague but imposing mandate: to “build a museum of the first class

and create bridges to future economic and sociopolitical dialogue and engagement

beginning in December of 1870

Kimbell Art Museum: Masterworks from the Collection Publications Over five decades they amassedA handsome coffee table guide to the celebrated collection of the Kimbell Art Museum In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, this deluxe volume showcases its world renowned collection. The book includes engaging texts by Kimbell curators accompanied by new, full color photographs of more than 250 works from antiquity to the twentieth century. A jewel among American museums, the Kimbell possesses