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Guide to Art at the University of Illinois
Muriel Scheinman
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Description for Guide to Art at the University of Illinois
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AGC; GBC; WTHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 3226 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
This lively photographic guidebook takes readers into the fascinating history of art patronage at the University of Illinois, from the first gallery's tentative beginnings in 1875 to collections now gracing campus museums and the everyday environment.
Placing her subjects in a social as well as art historical context, Muriel Scheinman provides engaging catalog entries that describe how various pieces came to the university and how critics, faculty, and students received them. She investigates the many works made for the Chicago medical campus by Works Progress Administration artists, reports on the influence of famous biennial exhibitions of contemporary ... Read more
This lively photographic guidebook takes readers into the fascinating history of art patronage at the University of Illinois, from the first gallery's tentative beginnings in 1875 to collections now gracing campus museums and the everyday environment.
Placing her subjects in a social as well as art historical context, Muriel Scheinman provides engaging catalog entries that describe how various pieces came to the university and how critics, faculty, and students received them. She investigates the many works made for the Chicago medical campus by Works Progress Administration artists, reports on the influence of famous biennial exhibitions of contemporary ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252064425
SKU
V9780252064425
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About Muriel Scheinman
Muriel Scheinman is an adjunct professor of art history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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