The Invention of the American Art Museum: From Craft to Kulturgeschichte, 1870-1930

by Kathleen Curran

American art museums share a mission and format that differ from those of their European counterparts, which often have origins in aristocratic collections. This groundbreaking work recounts the fascinating story of the invention of the modern American art museum, starting with its roots in the 1870s in the craft museum type, which was based on London's South Kensington (now the Victoria and Albert) Museum.

At the turn of the twentieth century,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606064789
• ISBN13: 9781606064788
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Getty Research Institute
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.3" x 10.2"