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Power & posterity : American art at Philadelphia's 1876 Centennial Exhibition

"Explores the art exhibits at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, along with the circumstances of their creation, the ideological positions expressed through their installation, and the responses of viewers, including critics, collectors, and the general public"--Provided by pu...

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主要作者: Orcutt, Kimberly (Author, VerfasserIn)
格式: 图书
语言:English
出版: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press , [2017]
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USA
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作者笔记:Kimberly Orcutt
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总结:"Explores the art exhibits at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, along with the circumstances of their creation, the ideological positions expressed through their installation, and the responses of viewers, including critics, collectors, and the general public"--Provided by publisher
Introduction : writing history : a national reckoning in Fairmount Park -- Confrontation in Philadelphia : artists create a canon of American art -- The American art exhibition : arguments on the walls -- Experiencing the nation's first blockbuster exhibition -- Critics' responses : American progress and imaginary exhibitions -- The foreign exhibitors and the American "taste test" -- The collectors' riposte : the New York centennial loan exhibition -- Conclusion : rewriting history : the awards controversy and the afterlives of the centennial exhibition
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
实物描述:xiv, 280 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9780271078366