100 Best Paintings In New York combines art history, commentary, and tourists' guide to provide you with a deeper understanding and appreciation of New York's greatest works of art. The descriptions draw attention to fascinating details in each work and look at why, where, or for what occasion they were painted. Contains descriptions of works displayed in: - the Brooklyn Museum - the Cloisters - the Frick Collection - the Hispanic Society of America - Metropolitan Museum of Art - MOMA - Neue Gallerie - the Guggenheim Museum -Whitney Museum of American Art