the Boston Athenaeum and the origin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston /
Hina Hirayama
235 pages ;
27 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-226) and index
The fine arts at the Boston Athenaeum, 1807-1870 -- Toward 1870: the Perkins brothers, the Athenaeum Gallery, and changing taste in Boston -- The founding vision for the Museum, 1870 -- The Athenaeum and the Museum, 1870-1876 -- After 1876: changing directions -- Epilogue -- Appendix: the incorporators of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1870
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Boston Athenaeum-- History
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston-- History
Art museums-- Massachusetts-- Boston-- History-- 19th century