Art, Education, and African-American Culture - Albert Barnes and the Science of Philanthropy

Informationen zum Autor Mary Ann Meyers Klappentext A physician who applied his knowledge of chemistry to the manufacture of a widely used antiseptic, Albert Barnes is best remembered as one of the great American art collectors Zusammenfassung A physician who applied his knowledge of chemistry to the manufacture of a widely used antiseptic, Albert Barnes is best remembered as one of the great American art collectors Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction to the Paperback Edition Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Early Years 2. Experiments in Education and Living 3. The Collector and His Tutors 4 Mr. Dewey 5. "The Temple" in Merion 6. The Art in Painting 7. The Art of Polemics 8. A New Valuation of Black Art 9. Muse, Models, Museum 10. The Dance 11. Varieties of Aesthetic Experience 12. Students and Teachers 13. Penn Again 14. The Last Alliance 15. Postmortem 16. Lincoln 17. Neighbors 18. Epilogue Notes Index

Product details

• Authors: Mary Ann Meyers, Meyers Mary Ann
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.01.2006
• EAN: 9781412805636
• ISBN: 978-1-4128-0563-6
• No. of pages: 482
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Cultural Studies, Biography: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, ART / Business Aspects, Biography: philosophy and social sciences, Black & Asian Studies, Art: Financial Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural & Regional, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity