Stacey J. Pierson

Private Collecting, Exhibitions, and the Shaping of Art History in London (eBook, PDF)

The Burlington Fine Arts Club

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents the history of a gentlemen's club in London that was founded in 1866 for the purpose of exhibiting private art collections. It takes the main exhibition themes as a starting point to explore approaches to art, connoisseurship and display in a unique setting.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315311920
• Artikelnr.: 47510832

Autorenporträt

Stacey J. Pierson is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Art and Archaeology at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Her areas of specialization include ceramic history (China) and the history of collecting and display. Her most recent publication was From Object to Concept: Global Consumption and the Transformation of Ming Porcelain, 2013.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
List of Plates
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part 1: Introduction: A New Gentlemen's Club for London
Part 2: Exhibitions
Chapter 1 Painting and Prints in Europe and Britain
Chapter 2 Ceramics East and West
Chapter 3 Persia, Egypt, and India
Chapter 4 Indigenous and Primitive Art
Part 3: Epilogue: The Club, its Legacy and the Historiography of Collecting
and Display
Appendix A: List of Special Exhibitions Mounted by the Club with Visitor
Numbers (where Available) from 1869
Appendix B: Biographical Index of Active Members and Contributors
Bibliography
Index