The Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition of 1857

The Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition of 1857
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Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages : 404
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ISBN-10 : 1409418308
ISBN-13 : 9781409418306
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Synopsis The Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition of 1857 by : Elizabeth A. Pergam

An overdue study of a groundbreaking event, this is the first book-length examination of the Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition of 1857. The book examines aesthetic, social, and economic issues of the day, and follows the Exhibition's reverberations in the development of art history and museum practices to the present day. A complete list of the exhibited works that are now in public collections throughout the world is also included.

The Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition of 1857

The Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition of 1857
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 397
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ISBN-10 : 9781351542807
ISBN-13 : 135154280X
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Synopsis The Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition of 1857 by : ElizabethA. Pergam

An overdue study of a groundbreaking event, this is the first book-length examination of the Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition of 1857. Intended to rehabilitate Manchester's image at a heady time of economic prosperity, the Exhibition became a touchstone for aesthetic, social, and economic issues of the mid-nineteenth century. Reverberations of this moment can be followed to the present day in the discipline of art history and its practice in public museums of Europe and America. Highlighting the tension between art and commerce, philanthropy and profit, the book examines the Exhibition's organization and the presentation of the works of art in the purpose-built Art Treasures Palace. Pergam places the Exhibition in the context of contemporary debates about museum architecture and display. With an analysis of the reception of both "Ancient" and "Modern" paintings, the book questions the function of exhibitions in the construction of an art historical canon. The book also provides an essential reference tool: a compiled list of all of the paintings exhibited in 1857 that are now in public collections throughout the world, with an analysis of the collecting trends manifest in their provenance.

The Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition of 1857

The Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition of 1857
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 417
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ISBN-10 : 9781351542791
ISBN-13 : 1351542796
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Synopsis The Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition of 1857 by : ElizabethA. Pergam

An overdue study of a groundbreaking event, this is the first book-length examination of the Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition of 1857. Intended to rehabilitate Manchester's image at a heady time of economic prosperity, the Exhibition became a touchstone for aesthetic, social, and economic issues of the mid-nineteenth century. Reverberations of this moment can be followed to the present day in the discipline of art history and its practice in public museums of Europe and America. Highlighting the tension between art and commerce, philanthropy and profit, the book examines the Exhibition's organization and the presentation of the works of art in the purpose-built Art Treasures Palace. Pergam places the Exhibition in the context of contemporary debates about museum architecture and display. With an analysis of the reception of both "Ancient" and "Modern" paintings, the book questions the function of exhibitions in the construction of an art historical canon. The book also provides an essential reference tool: a compiled list of all of the paintings exhibited in 1857 that are now in public collections throughout the world, with an analysis of the collecting trends manifest in their provenance.

Manchester

Manchester
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ISBN-10 : 1780275307
ISBN-13 : 9781780275307
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Synopsis Manchester by : Terry Wyke

Manchester is one the world's most iconic cities. Not only was it the first industrial city, it can claim to be the first post-industrial city. This book uses historic maps and unpublished and original plans to chart the dramatic growth and transformation of Manchester as it grew rich on its cotton trade from the late 18th century, experienced periods of boom and bust through the Victorian period, and began its post-industrial transformation in the 20th century. The Peterloo Massacre, the Bridgewater Canal, the railway revolution, Trafford Park industrial estate, the Ship Canal, Belle Vue theme park, Wythenshawe garden city, the 1996 IRA bomb, Coronation Street, iconic football stadiums, and MediaCity are just some of the events and places that have put Manchester on the world's perceptual map and are explored through a wealth of published and unpublished maps and plans in this sumptuously illustrated cartographic history.

The Home, Nations and Empires, and Ephemeral Exhibition Spaces

The Home, Nations and Empires, and Ephemeral Exhibition Spaces
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ISBN-10 : 9463720804
ISBN-13 : 9789463720809
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Synopsis The Home, Nations and Empires, and Ephemeral Exhibition Spaces by : Dominique Bauer

This book explores ephemeral exhibition spaces between 1750 and 1918. The chapters focus on two related spaces: the domestic interior and its imagery, and exhibitions and museums that display both national/imperial identity and the otherness that lurks beyond a country's borders. What is revealed is that the same tension operates in these private and public realms; namely, that between identification and self-projection, on the one hand, and alienation, otherness and objectification on the other. In uncovering this, the authors show that the self, the citizen/society and the other are realities that are constantly being asserted, defined and objectified. This takes place, they demonstrate, in a ceaseless dynamic of projection versus alienation, and intimacy versus distancing.

The Political Economy of Art

The Political Economy of Art
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Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : BL:A0018389549
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Synopsis The Political Economy of Art by : John Ruskin

A Royal Passion

A Royal Passion
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Publisher : Getty Publications
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 9781606061558
ISBN-13 : 1606061550
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Synopsis A Royal Passion by : Anne M. Lyden

In January 1839, photography was announced to the world. Two years prior, a young Queen Victoria ascended to the throne of Great Britain and Ireland. These two events, while seemingly unrelated, marked the beginnings of a relationship that continued throughout the nineteenth century and helped construct the image of an entire age. A Royal Passion explores the connections between photography and the monarchy through Victoria’s embrace of the new medium and her portrayal through the lens. Together with Prince Albert, her beloved husband, the Queen amassed one of the earliest collections of photographs, including works by renowned photographers such as Roger Fenton, Gustave Le Gray, and Julia Margaret Cameron. Victoria was also the first British monarch to have her life recorded by the camera: images of her as wife, mother, widow, and empress proliferated around the world at a time when the British Empire spanned the globe. The featured essays consider Victoria’s role in shaping the history of photography as well as photography’s role in shaping the image of the Queen. Including more than 150 color images—several rarely seen before—drawn from the Royal Collection and the J. Paul Getty Museum, this volume accompanies an exhibition of the same name, on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum from February 4 to June 20, 2014.

A Walk Through the Art Treasures Exhibition at Manchester, Under the Guidance of Dr. Waagen

A Walk Through the Art Treasures Exhibition at Manchester, Under the Guidance of Dr. Waagen
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Publisher : Franklin Classics
Total Pages : 78
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ISBN-10 : 0343244535
ISBN-13 : 9780343244538
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Synopsis A Walk Through the Art Treasures Exhibition at Manchester, Under the Guidance of Dr. Waagen by : Anonymous

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