Museum skepticism a history of the display of art in public galleries /
Carrier, David, 1944-
Museum skepticism a history of the display of art in public galleries / [electronic resource] : David Carrier. - Durham : Duke University Press, 2006. - xiii, 313 p. : ill. - e-Duke books scholarly collection. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-304)and index.
1. "Beauty and art, history and fame and power" : on entering the Louvre -- 2. Art and power : time travel in the museum -- 3. Museum skeptics -- 4. Picturing museum skepticism -- 5. Art museum narratives -- 6. Isabella Stewart Gardner's museum -- 7. Ernest Fenollosa's history of Asian art -- 8. Albert Barnes's foundation and the place of modernist art within the art museum -- 9. The display of absolutely contemporary art in the J. Paul Getty museum -- 10. The end of the modern public art museum : a tale of two cities -- Conclusion : What the public art museum might become
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Art museums--Social aspects.
Art museums--Philosophy.
Art--Exhibition techniques.
Electronic books.
N430 / .C37 2006
Museum skepticism a history of the display of art in public galleries / [electronic resource] : David Carrier. - Durham : Duke University Press, 2006. - xiii, 313 p. : ill. - e-Duke books scholarly collection. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-304)and index.
1. "Beauty and art, history and fame and power" : on entering the Louvre -- 2. Art and power : time travel in the museum -- 3. Museum skeptics -- 4. Picturing museum skepticism -- 5. Art museum narratives -- 6. Isabella Stewart Gardner's museum -- 7. Ernest Fenollosa's history of Asian art -- 8. Albert Barnes's foundation and the place of modernist art within the art museum -- 9. The display of absolutely contemporary art in the J. Paul Getty museum -- 10. The end of the modern public art museum : a tale of two cities -- Conclusion : What the public art museum might become
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Art museums--Social aspects.
Art museums--Philosophy.
Art--Exhibition techniques.
Electronic books.
N430 / .C37 2006