The Museum of Modern Art houses the most important collection of twentieth-century art in the world, and the Painting & Sculpture department forms the core of its holdings. This volume offers a comprehensive overview of the masterworks from this department, through over 300 color plates and texts drawn from the Museum's archives.
John Elderfield (25 April 1943 - ) was Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, from 2003 to 2008.
Elderfield studied the history of art at the University of Manchester and the University of Leeds. He received his PhD from the Courtauld Institute of Art in 1975.
Elderfield received the award of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres from the French Government.