An edition of Capital culture (2013)

Capital culture

J. Carter Brown, the National Gallery of Art, and the Reinvention of the Museum Experience

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An edition of Capital culture (2013)

Capital culture

J. Carter Brown, the National Gallery of Art, and the Reinvention of the Museum Experience

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.

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Language
English
Pages
608

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Table of 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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-577) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
708.153
Library of Congress
N856 .H37 2013, N856.H37 2013

The Physical Object

Pagination
608 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
608

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27154785M
Internet Archive
capitalculturejc0000harr
ISBN 10
022606770X
ISBN 13
9780226067704
LCCN
2013016602
OCLC/WorldCat
843010401
Amazon ID (ASIN)

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