9780826221971-0826221971-The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: A History

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: A History

ISBN-13: 9780826221971
ISBN-10: 0826221971
Edition: First Edition
Author: Kristie C. Wolferman
Publication date: 2020
Publisher: University of Missouri
Format: Hardcover 434 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780826221971
ISBN-10: 0826221971
Edition: First Edition
Author: Kristie C. Wolferman
Publication date: 2020
Publisher: University of Missouri
Format: Hardcover 434 pages

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The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: A History (ISBN-13: 9780826221971 and ISBN-10: 0826221971), written by authors Kristie C. Wolferman, was published by University of Missouri in 2020. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Arts Collections (Architecture, State & Local, United States History, Museum Studies & Museology, Social Sciences) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: A History (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Arts Collections books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $2.53.

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When Kansas City’s Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art opened to the public in 1933, it was viewed as a miracle, an oasis of culture in a Midwestern town whose image was still largely one of cowboys and steaks. In an engaging style, Kristie Wolferman tells the history of the Nelson-Atkins from its founding to the present day, a fascinating combination of people, events, and circumstances that culminated in an art museum that now holds its own among the finest in the world.

Wolferman begins by relaying how the trustees of the estates of the reclusive widow Mary Atkins and the family of Kansas City Star newspaper editor William Rockhill Nelson joined forces to establish a museum from scratch, then goes on to consider all of the highly talented people who directed and staffed the Nelson-Atkins along the way, their efforts resulting in many bold innovations, among them new collections, grounds, and educational programs and offerings.

With 100 color and black and white photographs, this book will be treasured by all who love and admire this remarkable institution, one that attracts half a million visitors—from across the city, state, nation, and world—each year.

This is a co-publication of the University of Missouri Press and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

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