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The making of a museum / Judith Nasby.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nasby, Judith, 1945- author.
- Series:
- Footprints series (Montréal, Quebec)
- Footprints Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art Gallery of Guelph--History.
- Art Gallery of Guelph.
- Macdonald Stewart Art Centre--History.
- Macdonald Stewart Art Centre.
- University of Guelph--History.
- University of Guelph.
- Art museums.
- Art museums--Ontario--Guelph--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (215 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- In The Making of a Museum Judith Nasby recalls the century-long history of the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre/Art Gallery of Guelph, informed by her long career as gallery director and curator. The book is beautifully illustrated with eighty images of artworks in the permanent collection, beginning with the gallery's first acquisition, Tom Thomson's 1917 masterpiece The Drive, the last large canvas he painted before his tragic death.
- Contents:
- The Beginning (1916-1967)
- University of Guelph Art Gallery (1968-1980)
- Macdonald Stewart Art Centre (1980-2014) - Permanent Collection Specializations
- Sculpture Park
- Curatorial and Educational Programming
- Art Gallery of Guelph (2014-Present).
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-2280-0760-7
- OCLC:
- 1241738647
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