Books in the Norton Simon Museum (YUP) series

The American art collector Norton Simon assembled his collection of more than 8,000 artworks in just thirty-five years. In 1966, with no permanent home for the growing collection, Simon created his 'museum without walls' programme - lending works to American museums. This book tells the history of Simon's art collection.

Features 548 photographs in the Norton Simon Museum of Art collection. This work outlines the character, quality, and importance of the Norton Simon collection, and explores the history of the Museum's photography department in the context of the local art organizations in general and community of photographers specifically.