Building the city beautiful : the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Author

Brownlee, David B.

Document type

Catalogue d'exposition

Language

English

Source

Building the city beautiful : the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 1989, x, 136 p., 116 ill. (some col.); maps; plans; bibliogr. ref.; 183 works shown

ISBN

0812282213

Publisher

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia (usa)

Publication country

United States

Abstract (en)

Exhibition documenting the development of Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway ca.1871-1922, and the concurrent development of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (1894-1928) and other cultural and financial institutions bordering the parkway (as late as 1932).

Exhibition

• 9 Sept-26 Nov 1989 ; Philadelphia Museum of Art ; Philadelphia (PA, USA) ; United States

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Architecture -- United States
• Urbanism
• United States
• 1800-2000
• Benjamin Franklin Parkway||Philadelphia (PA, USA)
• City Beautiful movement
• Classicism
• Museums
• Philadelphia Museum of Art||Philadelphia (PA, USA)
• Architecture
• Roads
• Exhibitions

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Architecture -- États-Unis
• Urbanisme
• Etats-Unis
• 1800-2000
• Benjamin Franklin Parkway||Philadelphia (PA, USA)
• City Beautiful movement
• Classicisme
• Musée
• Philadelphia Museum of Art||Philadelphia (PA, USA)
• Architecture
• Route
• Exposition

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910401-00450324

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