Creating the V&A
Julius Bryant
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Creating the V&A
Published
2019
Publisher
Lund Humphries Publishers, Limited
Pages
176
ISBN-13
9781848223493
Description
"'Creating the V&A' tells the definitive story of the formative years of London's world-renowned Victoria and Albert Museum and the gathering of its early collections in the decade between the Great Exhibition of 1851 and the death of Prince Albert in 1861. The story of the V&A's genesis is often centred on the first director and first curator (Henry Cole and J. C. Robinson), and their competing agendas for design reform and connoisseurship. And yet there is an untold story of how the young royal couple for whom it is named were highly instrumental in the establishment of the museum, as public supporters and large-scale lenders before a permanent collection was in place. The book is also full of fascinating and colourful stories of the strategies deployed to harvest treasures on the market as the young museum sought to fill its rapidly expanding buildings and compete with the British Museum and the Crystal Palace. For anyone interested in the history of collecting and curating, and for all fans of this legendary London museum, 'Creating the V&A' explains how the foundational collections established parameters which still inform the museum's collecting policies, role and identity today."--Publisher's website.
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This edition of Creating the V&A has approximately 176 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
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Who is the author of Creating the V&A?
Creating the V&A was written by Julius Bryant.
When was Creating the V&A published?
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