A digital recreation of the Lenox Library Picture Gallery: a contribution to the early history of public art museums in the United States

The genesis of this digital reconstruction of the Lenox Library Picture Gallery is nine archival photographs (ca. 1882) that replicate the installation of the paintings owned by the New York bibliophile and art collector James Lenox. This three-dimensional, interactive platform allows easy access to...

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Hauptverfasser: Webster, Sally (VerfasserIn), Schwittek, David (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: [2018]
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Zusammenfassung:The genesis of this digital reconstruction of the Lenox Library Picture Gallery is nine archival photographs (ca. 1882) that replicate the installation of the paintings owned by the New York bibliophile and art collector James Lenox. This three-dimensional, interactive platform allows easy access to the paintings and their history. The primary goal is to demonstrate that Lenox’s picture gallery is representative of the pre-Gilded Age era, when issues such as collecting and installation practices in the United States were coming to the fore and curatorial strategies were becoming articulated.
Beschreibung:Illustrationen
ISSN:1543-1002
DOI:10.29411/ncaw.2018.17.2.22