Kathryn Brush

2003. 231 pp., 107 b/w illus., trim size 6-7/8 x 10-1/4
ISBN 1-891771-33-7
Cloth $35.00
Trade distribution by Yale University Press (ISBN 0-300-10176-7)

When the new Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University opened in 1927 it was an architectural and academic experiment: it was the first structure in North America designed for the specialized training of art scholars and museum professionals. The new Fogg gave architectural expression to the idea that learning and research in the field of art would be best shaped by the interactive study of objects, images, techniques, and texts in a single, unified space.

This generously illustrated book-a history of the formative years of the Fogg Art Museum-discusses the educational and cultural philosophies behind its conception, the historical, social, and economic circumstances, its teaching activities, its art collections, and its research, library, and technical resources.

This book accompanies an exhibition at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, from May 29 to August 22, 2004.

Kathryn Brush is associate professor of art history at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

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