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"With éclat" : the Boston Athenaeum and the origin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hirayama, Hina, 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, Massachusetts : The Boston Athenaeum, [2013]
Subjects:
Boston Athenaeum > History.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston > History.
Art museums > Massachusetts > Boston > History > 19th century.
Table of Contents:
  • The fine arts at the Boston Athenaeum, 1807-1870
  • Toward 1870: the Perkins brothers, the Athenaeum Gallery, and changing taste in Boston
  • The founding vision for the Museum, 1870
  • The Athenaeum and the Museum, 1870-1876
  • After 1876: changing directions
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix: the incorporators of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1870.