Main entry:

Einreinhofer, Nancy.

Title & Author:

The American art museum : elitism and democracy / Nancy Einreinhofer.

Publication:

London ; New York : Leicester University Press, 1997.

Description:

xii, 225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series:

Contemporary issues in museum culture

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-218) and index.
1. The motives of art patronage during the American Renaissance and how they influenced the American art museum -- 2. The American art museum, a symbol of democracy -- 3. America's first museums: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Boston Museum of Fine Arts -- 4. THe role of the federal government: The National Gallery, Washington, D.C., and The National Endowment for the Arts -- 5. The development of American modernism and its influence on the American art museum -- 6. Art for the masses: a study of educational practices in American art museums -- 7. Capitalism and the American art museum: an analysis of the corporate influence.
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Summary:

The museum is a democratic institution and part of its mission is the education of the masses. However the holdings of the museum are such that a degree of knowledge is required to appreciate them. The conflicts arising from these conditions are the subject of this book.

ISBN:

0718500423
9780718500429

Subject:

Art museums United States.
Art and society United States.
Art patronage United States.
Art Museums United States.
Art Musées États-Unis.
Art et société États-Unis.
Mécénat États-Unis.
Art and society.
Art museums.
Art patronage.
Kunstmuseum
Kunstsoziologie
Museum
Mäzenatentum
United States.
USA

Added entries:

Contemporary issues in museum culture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 176186
Call No.: ID N510.E45; ID:98-B2401
Status: Available