Duncan, Sally Anne, 1945-2007

The art of curating : Paul J. Sachs and the Museum Course at Harvard / Paul J. Sachs and the Museum Course at Harvard Sally Anne Duncan and Andrew McClellan. - ix, 261 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.

"Traces how the Museum Course, a yearlong program offered by Paul J. Sachs through Harvard University's Fine Arts Department, shaped the curatorial profession and established modern principles of museum management in the formative decades of the twentieth century."--Publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Paul J. Sachs: From the art of business to the business of art -- Origins and contexts of the Museum Course -- Museum Course -- Students -- Later years and legacy.

1606065696 9781606065693

2017052981


Sachs, Paul J. 1878-1965 --Influence.


Harvard University. Department of Fine Arts --Curricula--History--20th century.


Curatorship--Study and teaching (Higher)--History--Massachusetts--Cambridge--20th century.
Museums--Management--Study and teaching (Higher)--History--Massachusetts--Cambridge--20th century.

N408 / .D86 2018

069.07097444