Collecting the globe: the salem east india marine society museum
Auteur :
Schwartz, George H.
Éditeur :
University of Massachusetts Press
ISBN :
9781625344724
Date de publication :
29 janv. 2020
Dimensions :
22,6 x 15,2 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
372 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Presents the first in-depth exploration of the East India Marine Society Museum. Offering fresh perspectives on museums in the US before the Civil War and how they helped shape an American identity, George Schwartz explores the practices of collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting a diversity of international objects and art in the early US.