American museums and the persuasive impulse : architectural form and space as social influence / by J. Donald Ragsdale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ragsdale, J. Donald.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Museums--United States.

Museums.

Art museums--United States.

Art museums.

Museum architecture--Social aspects.

Museum architecture.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In American Museums and the Persuasive Impulse, Professor Ragsdale assesses American museums as means of visual persuasion. He demonstrates that museums, their contents, and their manners of display are as capable of influencing visitors as speeches or advertisements are and that an awareness of their social influence provides an insight into the cultural roles of museums. The book considers a diverse array of museums ranging from such national cultural icons as the Metropolitan Museum of Art...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Descripción basada en metadatos suministrados por el editor y otras fuentes.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [164]-169) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-03557-6

9786612035579

1-4438-0392-8

OCLC:

318240447