Whose Muse? : : Art Museums and the Public Trust /

Whose Muse? : : Art Museums and the Public Trust / / ed. by James Cuno.

During the economic boom of the 1990s, art museums expanded dramatically in size, scope, and ambition. They came to be seen as new civic centers: on the one hand as places of entertainment, leisure, and commerce, on the other as socially therapeutic institutions. But museums were also criticized for...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
MitwirkendeR:
Cuno, James,
Lowry, Glenn D,
Lowry, Glenn D.,
MacGregor, Neil,
Montebello, Philippe de,
Walsh, John,
Wood, James N.,
de Montebello, Philippe,
d’Harnoncourt, Anne,
HerausgeberIn:
Cuno, James,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2018]
©2004
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • A Pentecost in Trafalgar Square
  • The Object of Art Museums
  • Pictures, Tears, Lights, and Seats
  • The Authorities of the American Art Museum
  • A Deontological Approach to Art Museums and the Public Trust
  • Art Museums, Inspiring Public Trust
  • Round Table Discussion
  • Index
  • Photography Credits

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