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Women's Culture : American Philanthropy and Art, 1830-1930
Women's Culture American Philanthropy and Art 18301930
Author: Kathleen D. McCarthy
Kathleen McCarthy here presents the first book-length treatment of the vital role middle- and upper-class women played in the development of American museums in the century after 1830. By promoting undervalued areas of artistic endeavor, from folk art to the avant-garde, such prominent individuals as Isabella Stewart Gardner, Gertrude Vanderbilt...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226555843
ISBN-10: 0226555844
Publication Date: 2/15/1993
Pages: 342
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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