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Transformative beauty : art museums in industrial Britain /

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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Основен автор: Woodson-Boulton, Amy, (Author)
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ℗♭2012.
Предмети:
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 > Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions > Permanent Collections.
ART > Museum Studies.
Art and society.
Art and state.
Art museums.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
History.
Онлайн достъп: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=713612
Подобни документи: Print version:: Transformative beauty.
Резюме: 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 with the social criticism of John Ruskin, reformers created a new, prominent urban institution, a domesticated public space that not only aimed to provide refuge from the corrosive effects of industrial society, but also provided a remarkably unified secular alternative to traditional religion.
Физически характеристики: 1 online resource
Библиография: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 0804780536
9780804780537

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