LEADER 03265oam 2200697I 450 001 9910457427203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-43483-0 010 $a9786613434838 010 $a1-136-50614-4 010 $a0-203-14561-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203145616 035 $a(CKB)2550000000079758 035 $a(EBL)838179 035 $a(OCoLC)773565359 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000637100 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12251206 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000637100 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10677801 035 $a(PQKB)10558424 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC838179 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL838179 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10610135 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL343483 035 $a(OCoLC)798592732 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000079758 100 $a20180706d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInterpreting art in museums and galleries /$fChristopher Whitehead 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon [England] ;$aNew York, N.Y. :$cRoutledge,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (213 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-41922-0 311 $a0-415-41920-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [183]-188) and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Interpreting Art in Museums and Galleries; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; Preface; Part I: Introductory mappings; 1. What is art interpretation? Why interpret art?; 2. The cultural cartography of the museum; 3. Matters of interpretation: materiality, authority, chronology; Part II: Interpretive practice today; 4. Interpretive frames: historical figurative art; 5. Interpretive frames: modern, contemporary and non-figurative art; 6. Case studies: institutional approaches to historical art; 7. Case studies: institutional approaches to contemporary art 327 $a8. Interpretive futuresNotes; References; Index 330 $aIn this pioneering book, Christopher Whitehead provides an overview and critique of art interpretation practices in museums and galleries. Covering the philosophy and sociology of art, traditions in art history and art display, the psychology of the aesthetic experience and ideas about learning and communication, Whitehead advances major theoretical frameworks for understanding interpretation from curators' and visitors' perspectives. Although not a manual, the book is deeply practical. It presents extensively researched European and North American case studies involving interviews with pro 606 $aArt museums$xEducational aspects 606 $aArt$xStudy and teaching 606 $aArt$xSocial aspects 606 $aArt appreciation 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aArt museums$xEducational aspects. 615 0$aArt$xStudy and teaching. 615 0$aArt$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aArt appreciation. 676 $a701/.18 700 $aWhitehead$b Christopher$f1972-,$0876960 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457427203321 996 $aInterpreting art in museums and galleries$92164370 997 $aUNINA