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Double vision : the unerring eye of art world avatars Dominique and John de Menil /

"The first and definitive biography of the celebrated collectors Dominique and John de Menil, who became one of the greatest cultural forces of the twentieth century through groundbreaking exhibits of art, artistic scholarship, the creation of innovative galleries and museums, and work with civ...

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Main Author:	Middleton, William, 1961- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Menil, John de. Menil, Dominique de. Menil, Dominique de, > 1908-1997. Menil, John de, > 1904-1973. Bauhaus Dessau > 1986-1994. > Bereich Architektur und Sammlungen. University of South Alabama. Menil, Dominique de > Collections d'art. Menil, John de > Collections d'art. Art > Collectors and collecting > United States > Biography. Civil rights workers > United States > Biography. Philanthropists > United States > Biography. ARCHITECTURE > History > Contemporary (1945- ) ART > Popular Culture. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Artists, Architects, Photographers. Art > Collectors and collecting. Civil rights workers. Philanthropists. United States. Kunst. Art > Collectionneurs et collections > États-Unis > Biographies. Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Biographies. Philanthropes > États-Unis > Biographies. Biographies. Nonfiction.

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