Recasting the Past - Collecting and Presenting Antiquities At the Art Institute of Chicago

Informationen zum Autor Karen Manchester is chair and curator of ancient art, Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art at the Art Institute of Chicago. Karen B. Alexander is a life trustee of the Art Institute of Chicago. Klappentext "Presenting Antiquities at the Art Institute of Chicago was published in conjunction with the opening of Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art at the Art Institute of Chicago, November 11, 2012." Zusammenfassung Founded in 1879 as the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts! the Art Institute of Chicago began a tradition of collecting plaster casts of Classical sculpture for display in its galleries and use in its studio art classes. This book showcases some of the best pieces from its permanent collection! along with major loans from private collections.

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• Authors: Karen B Alexander, Karen B. Alexander, Karen Manchester, Karen Alexander Manchester, MANCHESTER KAREN
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.02.2013
• EAN: 9780300191912
• ISBN: 978-0-300-19191-2
• No. of pages: 116
• Series: Art Institute of Chicago; Elgar EU Energy Law series
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries