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Autore |
Carrier David <1944-> |
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Titolo |
Museum skepticism [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the display of art in public galleries / / David Carrier |
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Durham, : Duke University Press, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-02216-8 |
9786613022165 |
0-8223-8757-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (329 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Art museums - Social aspects |
Art museums - Philosophy |
Art - Exhibition techniques |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-304)and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. "Beauty and art, history and fame and power" : on entering the Louvre -- 2. Art and power : time travel in the museum -- 3. Museum skeptics -- 4. Picturing museum skepticism -- 5. Art museum narratives -- 6. Isabella Stewart Gardner's museum -- 7. Ernest Fenollosa's history of Asian art -- 8. Albert Barnes's foundation and the place of modernist art within the art museum -- 9. The display of absolutely contemporary art in the J. Paul Getty museum -- 10. The end of the modern public art museum : a tale of two cities -- Conclusion : What the public art museum might become |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Prominent art historian looks at the birth of the art museum and contemplates its future as a public institution. |
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