High Culture and Tall Chimneys - Art Institutions and Urban Society in Lancashire, 17801914

This study follows the development of Lancashire's unique network of art institutions throughout the nineteenth century, exploring the motivations of the artists, patrons, politicians and philanthropists involved.

List of contents

1. Introduction: art in the first industrial society
2. Lorenzo in Liverpool: William Roscoe, civic myths and the institutionalisation of urban culture
3. An 'ornament to the town'? The Royal Manchester Institution and early public art patronage in Manchester
4. From private to civic: the diverse origins of the municipal art gallery movement
5. A 'solid foundation'? Art schools and art education
6. The art of philanthropy? The formation and development of the Walker Art Gallery
7. A problem of scale and leadership? Manchester's municipal ambitions and the 'failure' of public spirit
8. Challenging 'the ocean of mediocrity and pretence'? The alternative visions of the Whitworth and Harris Galleries
9. The rise and fall of the municipal art gallery movement? The public and private dimensions of local civic art
Bibliography
Index

About the author

James Moore is Lecturer in the School of History, Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester

Summary

This study follows the development of Lancashire’s unique network of art institutions throughout the nineteenth century, exploring the motivations of the artists, patrons, politicians and philanthropists involved. -- .

Product details

• Authors: James Moore, Moore James
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781784991470
• ISBN: 978-1-78499-147-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Landscape art & architecture, Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides, ART / General, ART / History / General, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, ART / European, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, ART / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of Art, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Urban communities, Landscape architecture and design, The arts: general topics