The Royal Academy of Arts : history and collections
by
 
Simon, Robin, 1947- editor.

Title
The Royal Academy of Arts : history and collections

Author
Simon, Robin, 1947- editor.

ISBN
9780300232073

Physical Description
xvii, 658 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm.

Abstract
Animated by an unprecedented study of its collections, this book tells the story of the Royal Academy of Arts, London, and illuminates the history of art in Britain over the past two and a half centuries. Thousands of paintings, sculptures, drawings, and engravings, as well as silver, furniture, medals, and historic photographs, make up this monumental collection, featured here in stunning illustrations, and including an array of little-studied works of art and other objects of the highest quality. The works of art complement an archive of 600,000 documents and the first library in Britain dedicated to the fine arts. This fresh history reveals the central role of the Royal Academy in British national life, especially during the 19th century. It also explores periods of turmoil in the 20th century, when the Academy sought either to defy or to come to terms with modernism, challenging linear histories and frequently held notions of progress and innovation.

Corporate Subject
Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain) -- History.

Subject Term
Art museums -- Great Britain.
 
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain.

Added Author
Simon, Robin, 1947-

Bibliographical References
Includes bibliographical references (pages 628-631) and index.

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npmlib 10802249 N1100 R69 ysh


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