Capital culture
Subtitle: J. Carter Brown, the National Gallery of Art, and the Reinvention of the Museum Experience
By: Neil Harris
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9780226067704
Subjects: National Gallery of Art (U.S.); History
Description: Traces the career of J. Carter Brown, who changed perceptions of museums by developing new exhibits and and experiences while working as the director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-577) and index.
Table of contents: title: Becoming Carter Brown; title: The National Gallery : directions and deviations; title: Stalking the prey : the quest for old masters; title: The secretary arrives : Dillon Ripley and the Smithsonian challenge; title: Reinventing the National Gallery : creating the East Building; title: "What hath Brown wrought?"; title: Presenting King Tut; title: Trouble in paradise : the light that failed; title: Exhibiting strategies; title: The secretary carries on : consolidating Dillon Ripley's administration; title: Minister of Culture : shaping Washington; title: "Treasure houses of Britain" : the anatomy of an exhibition; title: Campaigns and conquests; title: Goodbye Columbus : celebrating the quincentenary; title: Retirement projects.