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The Museum in America captures the life stories of thirteen visionary museum leaders who helped transform the 19th century's collection of curios into today's institution of public service and education. In the lively style of Museum Masters, Alexander recounts the stories of pioneers in American history, science, art, and general museums. For anyone interested in the history of the museum, this volume is the place to start.
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Publisher
AltaMira PressYear
2000eBook ISBN
9780585189895Edition
1Table of contents
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY BOOK SERIES
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Dedication
- About the Author
- Foreword
- INTRODUCTION - Toward a Definition of the American Museum
- CHAPTER 1 - Henry Fairfield Osborn Develops a Model Natural History Museum
- CHAPTER 2 - Carl Ethan Akeley Perfects the Habitat Group Exhibition
- CHAPTER 3 - Henry Watson Kent Standardizes Functions of the Art Museum
- CHAPTER 4 - Alfred Hamilton Barr Jr. Brings Modern Art to the Museum
- CHAPTER 5 - Reuben Gold Thwaites Makes a Historical Society Reach the People of a State
- CHAPTER 6 - William Sumner Appleton Preserves Important Sites Throughout New England
- CHAPTER 7 - Frank Friedman Oppenheimer Uses Visitors as Part of Museum Experiments
- CHAPTER 8 - Anna Billings Gallup Popularizes the First Children’s Museum
- CHAPTER 9 - John Robert Kinard Expands the Neighborhood Museum
- CHAPTER 10 - Katherine Coffey Attracts the Community into a General Museum
- CHAPTER 11 - Charles Sprague Sargent Plants an Outstanding Botanical Garden
- CHAPTER 12 - William Temple Hornaday Founds a Varied and Popular Zoo
- CHAPTER 13 - Paul Joseph Sachs Teaches a Pioneering Course in Museum Studies
- A BRIEF EPILOGUE: - The American Museum Progresses
- Index