"With éclat"
Subtitle: the Boston Athenaeum and the origin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
By: Hina Hirayama
Publisher: The Boston Athenaeum
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9780934552820; 9780934552837
Subjects: Boston Museum of Fine Arts; Art museums; Boston Athenaeum; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The fine arts at the Boston Athenaeum, 1807-1870; title: Toward 1870: the Perkins brothers, the Athenaeum Gallery, and changing taste in Boston; title: The founding vision for the Museum, 1870; title: 1870-1876: the Athenaeum and the Museum; title: After 1876: changing directions; title: Epilogue; title: Appendix: the incorporators of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1870.