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In Search of Culture: Birth of the Museum of Fine Arts

December 13, 2007

David B. Dearinger curator, paintings, sculpture, Boston Athenaeum

Hina Hirayama associate curator, painting and sculpture, Boston Athenaeum

David Dearinger discusses 19th century British tourists in search of culture in Boston, and Hina Hirayama discusses the Boston Athenaeum and the birth of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

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Topics: Art & Architecture | History

Tags: Non-Profit | Philanthropy | Painting | Art History | Libraries & Museums

Presented By WGBH and Boston Athenaeum:

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Artists in Context: New Conversations, Ideas, and Projects II

Carrie Lambert-Beatty moderates a discussion on the negotiation between "art of protest" and "art of policy" with several of the most experienced and compelling voices in the field of contemporary creative practices: Ann Hamilton, Dava Newman, Mel Chin, Barbara Schaffer Bacon, and Jeremy Liu.

Artists in Context: New Conversations, Ideas, and Projects I

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Acquired Tastes: 200 Years of Collecting for the Boston Athenaeum

Author: David B. Dearinger, Stanley Cushing

Publisher: Boston Athenaeum (2007)

Binding: Hardcover, 388 pages

Jacob Collins: Rediscovering the American Landscape, The Eastholm Project

Author: David B. Dearinger

Publisher: Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York (2008)

Binding: Paperback, 16 pages

Rare Reviews: American Art and its Critics (1826-1925)

Manufacturer: National Academy of Design

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