The invention of the American art museum : from craft to Kulturgeschichte, 1870-1930 / Kathleen Curran.

Author/creator Curran, Kathleen, 1955- author.
Other author Getty Research Institute issuing body.
Format Book
PublicationLos Angeles, California : Getty Research Institute, [2016]
Copyright Date©2016
Descriptionvii, 248 pages : illustrations, plans ; 26 cm
Subjects
Art museums--United States. --History. --19th century.
Art museums--United States. --History. --20th century.
Art museums--Europe, Northern. --Influence.
Museum techniques--United States. --History. --19th century.
Museum techniques--United States. --History. --20th century.

Partial contents From craft to Kulturgeschichte -- Kulturgeschichte and the European museum -- From craft to Kulturgeschichte in Boston : the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston -- Kulturgeschichte as display : the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its cognates -- Kulturgeschichte and art museums in the American Midwest -- Kulturgeschichte and American nationalism -- From craft to Kulturgeschichte in Philadelphia : the Pennsylvania Museum of Art, 1876-1928 -- The legacy of Kulturgeschichte, decorative arts collections, and the architectural fragment.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 229-239) and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2015036483
ISBN9781606064788 (hardback)
ISBN1606064789 (hardback)