The Nation's Mantelpiece by Jonathan Conlin
Traces the development of an institution whose superlative collections often set the pace in art history, but whose dependence on parliamentary funding regularly implicated it in debates surrounding education, social cohesion and national heritage. This work is illustrated with a selection of architectural plans, cartoons and other images.
"The National Gallery is a unique cultural achievement: a supreme collection of pictures owned and enjoyed by the peopleHow it happened, the mixture of principle and politics, muddle, scholarship, philanthropy and luck is a peculiarly British story. And it is told, for the first time, lucidly and compellingly, by Jonathan Conlin in this admirable book." --Neil MacGregor, director, British Museum
Jonathan Conlin was born in New York and later moved to Britain, where he studied history at Oxford. He went on to do graduate work at the Courtauld Institute and Cambridge, and now teaches at the University of Southampton. His books include The Nation's Mantelpiece and Civilisation.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843680185 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843680181 |
| Title | The Nation's Mantelpiece |
| Author | Jonathan Conlin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pallas Athene Publishers |
| Year published | 2006-12-11 |
| Number of pages | 556 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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