Название: The Power of Art
Автор(ы): Richard Lewis, Susan I. Lewis
Издательство: Thomson / Wadsworth
Год: 2008; Second Edition
ISBN: 978-0-534-64103-0
Страниц: 528
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 74 MB

Recently, while fi nishing the second edition of The Power of Art, we visited the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. As we walked through its galleries, fi lled with brilliant works of art, we saw a crowd gathered in front of a relatively small picture, towards one side of a long wall. Moving closer, we could see people crowded in front of a world famous masterpiece—Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night (17-30). Many appeared overwhelmed, though smiling. Young and old had diffi culty leaving the spot where they were standing. Newcomers to the crowd experienced a sudden jolt of recognition. At times, strangers turned to each other and just nodded happily. Some even had tears running down their cheeks. Listening in, we heard many accents and many languages. One comment we overheard seemed to represent everyone’s thoughts (as well as the title of this book)—“No matter how many times I see it, I never get over it.”