Luiz Alfonso Jiménez, Jr. was born in Texas. A Sculptor and teacher whose large fiberglass figures capture the color and vigor of Hispanic-American women and men. Jimenez died in his Hondo, New Mexico studio in 2006 while working on the now famous Blue Mustang.

Artist David Beck was commissioned to create MVSEVM to commemorate the reopening of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in July of 2006. Inspired by the American Art Museum's Patent Office Building, the model opens to reveal miniature artifacts and artworks as well as drawers containing hidden treasures.

Suzanne Siano works in the Conservation Department at MoMA.
30 Seconds is an ongoing series created by Thilo Hoffmann.
Hoffmann worked with MoMA members and staff to create short films based on their ideas and experiences in and around the museum.
For more information about the 30 Seconds series, please visit www.thilohoffmann.com.
© 2009 The Museum of Modern Art, New York

Michael Duffy works in the Conservation Department at MoMA.
30 Seconds is an ongoing series created by Thilo Hoffmann.
Hoffmann worked with MoMA members and staff to create short films based on their ideas and experiences in and around the museum.
For more information about the 30 Seconds series, please visit www.thilohoffmann.com.
© 2009 The Museum of Modern Art, New York

The final reveal! Grace Bonney visits our five artists in Brooklyn one last time to see the final results of their creative adventure at the New York Public Library.

Episode 3 of "Design by the Book" finds the artists back in their studios, experimenting with different projects based on what they found at the New York Public Library.

In this episode, second in the "Design by the Book" series from the New York Public Library, the five artists head to the library to meet with reference librarian Jessica Pigza. Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi also joins us to share his sources of inspiration.

The New York Public Library holds a wealth of unexpected sources of inspiration for artists and designers: from vintage valentines and textile patterns, to fabric samples and turn-of-the-century menus from around the world. For this online-only miniseries, Design by the Book, NYPL partnered with the leading design blog Design*Sponge to invite five New York City-based artists to sift through its collections in search of inspiration. Watch as the artists, who range from a glassblower to a letterpress printer, create unique works inspired by what they found.