The invention of the American art museum : from craft to Kulturgeschichte, 1870-1930 / Kathleen Curr...
The invention of the American art museum : from craft to Kulturgeschichte, 1870-1930 / Kathleen Curr...
The invention of the American art museum : from craft to Kulturgeschichte, 1870-1930 / Kathleen Curran.
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Publisher
Los Angeles, California : Getty Research Institute, [2016]
Call Numbers
GQ 2017/280
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Language
English
Physical Description
Physical content
vii, 248 pages : illustrations, plans ; 26 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
From craft to Kulturgeschichte -- Kulturgeschichte and the European museum -- From craft to Kulturgeschichte in Boston : the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston -- Kulturgeschichte as display : the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its cognates -- Kulturgeschichte and art museums in the American Midwest -- Kul...
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Publisher
Los Angeles, California : Getty Research Institute, [2016]
Date Published
[2016]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"American art museums share a mission and format that differ from those of their European counterparts, which often have origins in aristocratic collections. This groundbreaking work recounts the fascinating story of the invention of the modern American art museum, starting with its roots in the 1870s in the craft museum type, which was based on Lo...
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The invention of the American art museum : from craft to Kulturgeschichte, 1870-1930 / Kathleen Curran.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-239) and index.
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©2016
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GQ 2017/280
Record Identifier
74VKVR8yp0OM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVR8yp0OM
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ISBN
9781606064788
DDC
708.13
MMS ID
991024075216802626
