James Moore

High culture and tall chimneys

Art institutions and urban society in Lancashire, 1780-1914

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Produktbeschreibung

This study follows the development of Lancashire's unique network of art institutions throughout the nineteenth century, exploring the motivations of the artists, patrons, politicians and philanthropists involved.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 671g
• ISBN-13: 9781784991470
• ISBN-10: 1784991473
• Artikelnr.: 48932780

Autorenporträt

James Moore is Lecturer in the School of History, Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: art in the first industrial society 2. Lorenzo in
Liverpool: William Roscoe, civic myths and the institutionalisation of
urban culture 3. An 'ornament to the town'? The Royal Manchester
Institution and early public art patronage in Manchester 4. From private to
civic: the diverse origins of the municipal art gallery movement 5. A
'solid foundation'? Art schools and art education 6. The art of
philanthropy? The formation and development of the Walker Art Gallery 7. A
problem of scale and leadership? Manchester's municipal ambitions and the
'failure' of public spirit 8. Challenging 'the ocean of mediocrity and
pretence'? The alternative visions of the Whitworth and Harris Galleries 9.
The rise and fall of the municipal art gallery movement? The public and
private dimensions of local civic art Bibliography Index