Overview

Full Product Details

9780754632368

Table of Contents

Reviews

'Christopher Whitehead has written a useful and careful account of the National Gallery at a crucial phase in its development... The kind of meticulously-researched work Whitehead has carried out in his study can seem less glamorous than broad theorizing, but it has the virtue of being responsible, humane, and liable to offer important insights into historical and contemporary developments... Whitehead has done students of art and of museum a real service with this solid, thoughtful, and sensitive account of the kinds of ideas, aspirations, and even false starts that shape culture.' Victorian Studies '... for those with a deep interest in the evolution of the public art gallery, this is a rewarding volume that offers an able and admirably thorough analysis of the emergence of museological principles and practices that are still very much with us today.' The London Journal 'Whitehead's marshalling and presentation of evidence is exemplary, and his range of sources copious. He is invariably judicious and passes lightly over points which other academics might hammer into assertive, would-be-revisionist articles.' Museum and Society

'Christopher Whitehead has written a useful and careful account of the National Gallery at a crucial phase in its development... The kind of meticulously-researched work Whitehead has carried out in his study can seem less glamorous than broad theorizing, but it has the virtue of being responsible, humane, and liable to offer important insights into historical and contemporary developments... Whitehead has done students of art and of museum a real service with this solid, thoughtful, and sensitive account of the kinds of ideas, aspirations, and even false starts that shape culture.' Victorian Studies ’... for those with a deep interest in the evolution of the public art gallery, this is a rewarding volume that offers an able and admirably thorough analysis of the emergence of museological principles and practices that are still very much with us today.’ The London Journal ’Whitehead’s marshalling and presentation of evidence is exemplary, and his range of sources copious. He is invariably judicious and passes lightly over points which other academics might hammer into assertive, would-be-revisionist articles.’ Museum and Society

'Christopher Whitehead has written a useful and careful account of the National Gallery at a crucial phase in its development... The kind of meticulously-researched work Whitehead has carried out in his study can seem less glamorous than broad theorizing, but it has the virtue of being responsible, humane, and liable to offer important insights into historical and contemporary developments... Whitehead has done students of art and of museum a real service with this solid, thoughtful, and sensitive account of the kinds of ideas, aspirations, and even false starts that shape culture.' Victorian Studies '... for those with a deep interest in the evolution of the public art gallery, this is a rewarding volume that offers an able and admirably thorough analysis of the emergence of museological principles and practices that are still very much with us today.' The London Journal 'Whitehead's marshalling and presentation of evidence is exemplary, and his range of sources copious. He is invariably judicious and passes lightly over points which other academics might hammer into assertive, would-be-revisionist articles.' Museum and Society

Author Information

Dr Christopher Whitehead is a Lecturer in Museum, Gallery and Heritage Studies at the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies, University of Newcastle, UK.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available