The museum in America : innovators and pioneers /
The American museum was not born, but made. Visionary museum innovators transformed the private curiosity collections of the 19th century into today's public institutions of education. The Museum in America recounts the colorful histories of thirteen leading figures from the formative period ar...
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c1997.
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| Siri: | American Association for State and Local History book series.
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| 100 | 1 | |a Alexander, Edward P. |q (Edward Porter), |d 1907-2003. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The museum in America : |b innovators and pioneers / |c by Edward P. Alexander. |
| 260 | |a Walnut Creek : |b AltaMira Press, |c c1997. | ||
| 300 | |a 224 p. ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a American Association for State and Local History book series | |
| 500 | |a "Published in cooperation with the American Association for State and Local History." | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Foreword / William Seale -- Introduction: toward a definition of the American Museum -- Henry Fairfield Osborn: develops a model natural history museum -- Carl Ethan Akeley: perfects the habitat group exhibition -- Henry Watson Kent: standardizes functions of the art museum -- Alfred Hamilton Barr, Jr.: brings modern art to the museum -- Reuben Gold Thwaites: makes a historical society reach the people of a state -- William Sumner Appleton: preserves important sites throughout New England -- Frank Friedman Oppenheimer: uses visitors as part of museum experiments -- Anna Billings Gallup: popularizes the first children's museum -- John Robert Kinard: expands the neighborhood museum -- Katherine Coffey: attracts the community into a general museum -- Charles Sprague Sargent: plants an outstanding botanical garden -- William Temple Hornaday: founds a varied and popular zoo -- Paul Joseph Sachs: teaches a pioneering course in museum studies -- Epilogue: the American museum progresses. | |
| 520 | |a The American museum was not born, but made. Visionary museum innovators transformed the private curiosity collections of the 19th century into today's public institutions of education. The Museum in America recounts the colorful histories of thirteen leading figures from the formative period around the turn of the century. In the lively style of Museum Masters, Edward Alexander tells the stories of pioneers in history, science, art, and general museums. | ||
| 520 | 8 | |a For any student or museum professional interested in the history of the museum, this volume is the place to start. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Museums |z United States |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Museum curators |z United States |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Museum directors |z United States |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Popular culture |x Museums |z United States |x History. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x Intellectual life |x History. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x Intellectual life. | |
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