Beuys is Boys

An essential reference which lifts words from print to ear with reliable and correct pronunciation. It includes, in addition to artists, names of architects, designers, works of art, foreign museums, acronyms and art terms. This extremely handy guide is intended for a wide audience ranging from art aficionados to the newly initiated, from respected academics to the humblest students, from museum directors and personnel to the casual visitor, virtually anyone interested in art. To quote a former museum director & art history professor of a major university: “Every student should have one… How do you pronounce Dirk Bouts anyway?”