With Éclat : The Boston Athenæum and the Origin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston /

A detailed history of the Boston Athenaeum's historic role in the founding of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hirayama, Hina, 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Place of distribution not identified] : University Press of New England, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Boston Athenaeum.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston > History.
Boston Athenaeum > History.
Art museums.
ART > Museum Studies.
ART > Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions > Permanent Collections.
Art museums > Massachusetts > Boston > History > 19th century.
Massachusetts > Boston.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Fine Arts at the Boston Athenaeum, 1807-1870
  • 2. Toward 1870: the Perkins Brothers, the Athenaeum Gallery, and changing taste in Boston
  • 3. The Founding vision for the museum, 1870
  • 4. The Athenaeum and the museum, 1870-1876
  • 5. After 1876: changing directions
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix: The incorporators of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1870
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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