Collecting Mesoamerican art before 1940: a new world of Latin American antiquities

"This book traces the history of how and why ancient Mesoamerican objects have been collected. Drawing upon archival resources and museum collections, the contributors analyze the ways shifting patterns of collecting and taste have shaped modern academic disciplines as well as public, private,...

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Hauptverfasser: Turner, Andrew (VerfasserIn, HerausgeberIn), O'Neil, Megan E. (VerfasserIn, HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Los Angeles Getty Research Institute [2024]
Schriftenreihe:Issues & debates
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Zusammenfassung:"This book traces the history of how and why ancient Mesoamerican objects have been collected. Drawing upon archival resources and museum collections, the contributors analyze the ways shifting patterns of collecting and taste have shaped modern academic disciplines as well as public, private, institutional, and nationalistic attitudes toward Mesoamerican art"--
Beschreibung:343 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
ISBN:9781606068724