Capital culture : J. Carter Brown, the National Gallery of Art, and the reinvention of the museum experience / Neil Harris.

Author/creator Harris, Neil, 1938- author.
Format Book
PublicationChicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2013.
Copyright Date©2013
Description608 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Brown, J. Carter (John Carter), 1934-2002.
National Gallery of Art (U.S.)--History.

Contents Becoming Carter Brown -- The National Gallery : directions and deviations -- Stalking the prey : the quest for old masters -- The secretary arrives : Dillon Ripley and the Smithsonian challenge -- Reinventing the National Gallery : creating the East Building -- "What hath Brown wrought?" -- Presenting King Tut -- Trouble in paradise : the light that failed -- Exhibiting strategies -- The secretary carries on : consolidating Dillon Ripley's administration -- Minister of Culture : shaping Washington -- "Treasure houses of Britain" : the anatomy of an exhibition -- Campaigns and conquests -- Goodbye Columbus : celebrating the quincentenary -- Retirement projects.
Abstract Traces the career of J. Carter Brown, who changed perceptions of museums by developing new exhibits and and experiences while working as the director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013016602
ISBN9780226067704 (cloth : alkaline paper)
ISBN022606770X (cloth : alkaline paper)

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