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The United States is home to some of the best art collections—and some of the most interesting and eclectic art collectors—in the world. This course crosses the country looking at the origins of some of America’s more notable art museums.
We begin with the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, founded in 1805 as the first and oldest art museum and school in the country. We then visit other notable museums such as the Frick Collection, the Barnes Collection, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, among others.
We will explore the colorful personalities responsible for the collections, the architecture of the museums, the various types of art and artists held within and favored by each collector, and the issues surrounding collecting and display from each period covered.
