Transformative beauty : art museums in industrial Britain /

By exploring the histories of the municipal art museums in Birmingham, Liverpool, and Manchester, this book examines the underlying logic of the Victorian art museum movement. These museums attempted to create a space free from the moral and physical ugliness of industrial capitalism. Deeply engaged...

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Main Author: Woodson-Boulton, Amy (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2012.
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Online Access:CONNECT