The Met and the masses in postwar America : a study of the museum and popular art education
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Published
London, UK ; Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2023.
ISBN
9781350277274, 1350277274
Physical Desc
xi, 241 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
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Published
London, UK ; Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2023.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9781350277274, 1350277274

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-234) and index.
Description
"This book explores the collaborations, during the mid-20th century, between the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Book-of-the-Month Club. Between 1948 and 1962 the two institutions collaborated on three book projects -- 'The Metropolitan Museum of Art Miniatures' (1948-1957), 'The Metropolitan Seminars in Art' (1958-60), and a print reproduction of Rembrandt's 'Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer' (1962) -- bringing art from the Met's collections right into the homes of subscribers. 'The Met and the Masses' places these commercial enterprises in a variety of contemporary and historical contexts, including the relation of cultural education to democracy in America, the history of the Met as an educational institution, the rise of art education in postwar America, and the concurrent transformation of the home into a space that mediated familial privacy and the public sphere. Using never-before-published archival material, the book demonstrates how the Met sought to bring art to the masses in postwar America, whilst upholding its reputation as an institution of high culture. It is essential reading for scholars, researchers and curators interested in the history of modern art, museum and curatorial studies, arts and cultural management, heritage studies, as well as the history of art publications."--Back cover.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Frank, M. B. (2023). The Met and the masses in postwar America: a study of the museum and popular art education . Bloomsbury Visual Arts.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Frank, Mitchell Benjamin. 2023. The Met and the Masses in Postwar America: A Study of the Museum and Popular Art Education. Bloomsbury Visual Arts.

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Frank, Mitchell Benjamin. The Met and the Masses in Postwar America: A Study of the Museum and Popular Art Education Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2023.

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Frank, Mitchell Benjamin. The Met and the Masses in Postwar America: A Study of the Museum and Popular Art Education Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2023.

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