Transformative beauty : art museums in industrial Britain /

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By exploring the histories of the municipal art museums in Birmingham, Liverpool, and Manchester, this book examines the underlying logic of the Victorian art museum movement. These museums attempted to create a space free from the moral and physical ugliness of industrial capitalism. Deeply engaged...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Woodson-Boulton, Amy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2012.
Temas:
1800-1999
Art museums > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Art museums > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Art and state > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Art and state > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Art and society > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Art and society > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Art > Politique gouvernementale > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Art > Politique gouvernementale > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Art et société > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Art et société > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
ART > Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions > Permanent Collections.
ART > Museum Studies.
HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain
Art and society
Art and state
Art museums
Great Britain
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : recovering Victorian ideas about art, beauty, and society
  • Ruskin, Ruskinians, and city art galleries
  • The public house or the public home : the debate over Sunday opening
  • Collecting for art as experience, or why Millais trumps Rembrandt
  • Teaching through art : beauty, truth, and story
  • A new narrative : from experience to appreciation.

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