British Models of Art Collecting and the American Response - Reflections Across the Pond (Paperback)

British Models of Art Collecting and the American Response - Reflections Across the Pond presents 14 essays by distinguished art - and cultural - historians. Collectively, they examine points of similarity and difference in the approaches to art collecting practiced in Britain and the United States. Unlike most of their Continental European counterparts, the English and Americans have historically been exceptionally open to collecting the art made by and for other cultures. At the same time, they developed a tradition of opening private collections to a public eager for educational and cultural advancement. Approximately half the essays examine the trends and market forces that dominated the British art collecting scene of the nineteenth century, such as the Orleans sale and the shift away from aristocratic collections to those of the new urban merchant class. The essays that focus on American collectors use biographical sketches of collectors and dealers, as well as case studies of specific transactions to demonstrate how collectors in the United States embraced and embellished on the British model to develop their own, often philanthropic approach to art collecting.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Histories of Material Culture and Collecting, 1700-1950
Release date:	October 2017
First published:	2014
Editors:	Inge Reist
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	282
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-31034-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Promotions
LSN:	1-138-31034-4
Barcode:	9781138310346

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