1st Edition
Private Collecting, Exhibitions, and the Shaping of Art History in London The Burlington Fine Arts Club
List of Figures
List of Plates
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part 1: Introduction: A New Gentlemen’s Club for London
Part 2: Exhibitions
Chapter 1 Painting and Prints in Europe and Britain
Chapter 2 Ceramics East and West
Chapter 3 Persia, Egypt, and India
Chapter 4 Indigenous and Primitive Art
Part 3: Epilogue: The Club, its Legacy and the Historiography of Collecting and Display
Appendix A: List of Special Exhibitions Mounted by the Club with Visitor Numbers (where Available) from 1869
Appendix B: Biographical Index of Active Members and Contributors
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Stacey J. Pierson is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Art and Archaeology at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Her areas of specialization include ceramic history (China) and the history of collecting and display. Her most recent publication was From Object to Concept: Global Consumption and the Transformation of Ming Porcelain, 2013.
"This book is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in art market studies and the interconnectedness of the public and the private, the formation of private clubs and public taste and the network of agents who manoeuvre between them."
--New Books Network
