- Object ID
Orcutt, Kimberly, author.
- Title
Power & posterity American art at Philadelphia’s 1876 Centennial Exhibition / Kimberly Orcutt.
- Variant Title
American art at Philadelphia’s 1876 Centennial Exhibition
- Other Title
Mountain of the Holy Cross (reproduction)
- Description
xiv, 280 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
- Category
Books and Serials
- Subject
Art, American--19th century--Exhibitions.
Exhibition catalogs.--lcgft
- Note
Includes collection reproduction from Autry Museum of the American West Collection (page 71: 91.221.49)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-252) and index.
Introduction : writing history : a national reckoning in Fairmount Park -- Confrontation in Philadelphia : artists create a canon of American art -- The American art exhibition : arguments on the walls -- Experiencing the nation’s first blockbuster exhibition -- Critics’ responses : American progress and imaginary exhibitions -- The foreign exhibitors and the American ”taste test” -- The collectors’ riposte : the New York centennial loan exhibition -- Conclusion : rewriting history : the awards controversy and the afterlives of the centennial exhibition.
”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” -- Provided by publisher.
- Call Number
N 6510 .O73 2017