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Author Moore, James, author.

Title High culture and tall chimneys : Art institutions and urban society in Lancashire, 1780-1914 / James Moore.

Publication Info. Manchester University Press, 2018.
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Description 1 online resource (336 pages)
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Contents Cover; Title page; Copyright page; CONTENTS; FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 Introduction: art in the first industrial society; 2 Lorenzo in Liverpool: William Roscoe, civic myths and the institutionalisation of urban culture; 3 An 'ornament to the town'? The Royal Manchester Institution and early public art patronage in Manchester; 4 From private to civic: the diverse origins of the municipal art gallery movement; 5 A 'solid foundation'? Art schools and art education; 6 The art of philanthropy? The formation and development of the Walker Art Gallery.
7 A problem of scale and leadership? Manchester's municipal ambitions and the 'failure' of public spirit8 Challenging 'the ocean of mediocrity and pretence'? The alternative visions of the Whitworth and Harris galleries; 9 The rise and fall of the municipal art gallery movement? The public and private dimensions of local civic art; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.
Summary This study follows the development of Lancashire's unique network of art institutions throughout the nineteenth century, exploring the motivations of the artists, patrons, politicians and philanthropists involved.
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Subject City and town life -- England -- Lancashire -- History -- 19th century.
City and town life.
England -- Lancashire.
History.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Art and society -- England -- Lancashire -- History -- 19th century.
Art and society.
Art museums -- England -- Lancashire -- History -- 19th century.
Art museums.
Art schools -- England -- Lancashire -- History -- 19th century.
Art schools.
Chronological Term 1800-1899
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
ISBN 9781526115645 (electronic book)
1526115646 (electronic book)

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