Designed in 1909, it filled the need for a quality museum in Western India, particularly to house artifacts excavated by Henry Cousens, a famous archeologist and Superintendent of Archaeological Survey at the time, who concentrated his work on sites in Western India belonging to the early Guptan period. Today the collection includes important sculptures of elaborate Buddhist images, one of the most important collections of miniature paintings in the country and decorative arts in textiles, jade, wood and ivory, among other mediums, which provide a glimpse of the inherent skills of the Indian craftsmen of the 18th and 19th centuries.

The Nepal and Tibet collection showcases essential features of Tantric Buddhism, including the 16th century image of Sron-Tsan-Gampo who is known to have established Buddhism in Tibet.
Price: $65.00

You never really appreciate how smooth a painting job can go -- and how much better it can look and how much longer it can last -- until you sit back and watch a pro at work. And even then, you're usually hard-pressed to duplicate your painter's prowess on the next project.

This book will change all that. It is written by two men who are eager to show you what they have learned from years of professional painting experience. With their help, you can avoid common mistakes, learn everything you need to know to get professional results, and pick up timesaving tricks of the trade along the way.

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There's even a gallery of great paint jobs to show you what you are capable of.

This little book celebrates a remarkable building and its new lease of life as a major art space. Designed by Babb, Cook & Willard, the mansion was a spacious, comfortable and light-filled home for the Carnegie's retirement. In addition to the Fifth Avenue land for their mansion, the Carnegies also purchased the extremely valuable property on the northeast corner of 90th Street, where they laid out an extensive garden.

Today, the house is an extraordinary reminder of the era when Fifth Avenue was lined with the mansions of the nation's wealthiest families. While once only select friends of the Carnegies were admitted into the house, it now welcomes thousands of visitors a year, who marvel at both the exhibitions and the building.
Price: $7.95