History of the smithsonian american art museum, a: the intersection of art, science, and bureaucracy
Auteur :
Fink, Lois Marie
Éditeur :
University of Massachusetts Press
ISBN :
9781558496163
Date de publication :
30 déc. 2007
Dimensions :
23,8 x 18,5 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
665 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Dedicated to the art of the United States, the Smithsonian American Art Museum contains works by more than 7,000 artists. This work recounts its history from 1846 to 1980. It also unravels the various levels of institutional authority, power, governance, and bureaucracy and shows how people at each level influenced the fortunes of the collection.