Bouquet From the Met

By Barbara Plumb

Book Overview

Combining floral artistry with fine and decorative art, this volume depicts displays of fresh flowers within the galleries and period rooms of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Their creator, Chris Giftos, known for the lavish bouquets he constructs weekly in the museum's Great Hall, was inspired by the Met's collections and their settings to create scores of arrangements for this book. The illustrations are accompanied by text in which the author explores Giftos's art, which encompasses wide variety in scale, style, colour and mood.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810940159
• ISBN13: 9780810940154
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 135 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.5" x 10.5"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Outstanding.

This book never ceases to amaze me when I pull it off the shelf for a little inspiration or food for my soul. Chris Giftos is aptly named for he gifts us with this book and his designs. Each arrangement featured suits the area and rooms of the Met as just the right thing for the surroundings. His knowledge of color and combinations of flowers is insightful. Fabulous photos and design aside; it is also an interesting read. "A Bouquet From The Met" is well worth the price if you are at all interested in floral design, either professionally or as a hobby.Lila Acheson Wallace was an incredible woman to have allowed New Yorkers the enjoyment of Giftos's flowers at the Met. I can't wait until the day when I can see it all up close.

A wonderful tribute to flowers, architecture & nature itself

An amazing look behind the scenes at the unsung work of a true Master Artist. Thanks to a generous gift from the late Lila Acheson Wallace (Reader's Digest founder), Chris Giftos brings colors and life to an already breathtaking architectural wonder, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The book is full of rich photographs that showcase his talent in different environments. The Temple of Dendrum, The Cloisters, The Great Hall. A wonderful gift for anyone who loves flowers!