2007―the first major exhibition in the United States solely devoted to ancient mosaics

David Gilks is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at Queen Mary College

and the Americas at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

among others—that he came to be recognized at his true worth

Also discussed are the connections between early photographs

The Book on the Floor: André Malraux and the Imaginary Museum photography 2007―the first major exhibition inWalter Grasskamp In 1954, the French writer, politician, and publisher Andr Malraux (19011976) posed at home for a photographer from the magazine Paris Match, surrounded by pages from his forthcoming book Le muse imaginaire de la sculpture mondiale. The enchanting metaphor of the muse imaginaire (imaginary museum) was built upon that illustrated art book, and Malraux was one of its greatest champions. Drawing on a range of contemporary publications,