Power and Posterity - American Art at Philadelphia’s 1876 Centennial Exhibition

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About the author

Kimberly Orcutt is Andrew W. Mellon Curator of American Art at the Brooklyn Museum.

Summary

Explores the art exhibits at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, along with the circumstances of their creation, the ideological positions expressed through their installation, and the responses of viewers, including critics, collectors, and the general public.

Product details

• Authors: Kimberly Orcutt, Kimberly (Andrew W. Mellon Curator of American Art) Orcutt, Orcutt Kimberly
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.12.2020
• EAN: 9780271078373
• ISBN: 978-0-271-07837-3
• Dimensions: 229 mm x 254 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 1247 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss, Raster, farbig
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; ART / History / General, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, ART / American / General, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Art & Design Styles: Pre-Raphaelite Art, American Civil War