Primary Format: Paper | |
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ISBN: | 9781584656210 |
Published: | 04/30/2009 |
Pages: | 400 |
Size: | 5 x 8.75 in. |
Subject(s): | New England History Art |
Art Museums PLUS: Cultural Excursions in New England
Traute M. Marshall
Paper: $15.95"Art lovers will be amazed by the treasures this guide reveals, be they squirreled away in small, little-known collections or located in the obvious places.”
Christina Tree
…this book provides relaxing summer reading or the basis for summer outings, both close to Lexington or while away in the mountains or by the sea.
—Colonial Times (Lexington, MA)
Traute M. Marshall's "Art Museums PLUS: Cultural Excursions in New England" covers a lot of ground-six states and more than 150 destinations. Marshall travels state-by- state, city-by-city, to each museum, offering quirky histories, detailing collections, and even commenting on the architecture.
—AmericanStyle
To selectively focus her attention on art in New England, Marshall has defined "art" to include "craft, prints, illustration, and photography." She offers an equally "liberal" definition of "museum" to include artist's homes or studios, such as the country estate of Augustus Saint-Gaudens in Cornish, New Hampshire."But each "museum" should have a permanent collection, and that stipulation discounted many university galleries or regional art centers. The "Plus" part of the book's title comes from addressing travelers who would enjoy an art excursion that might also include "hiking, antiquing, [or] visiting historical homes;" and so she tells readers what is nearby that might round out their museum visits. To me, this book provides relaxing summer reading or the basis for summer outings, both close to Lexington or while away in the mountains or by the sea.
—Colonial Times (Lexington, MA)
New England treasures are found in great museums, but also in historic houses, churches and unexpected places. In Art Museums PLUS, Traute Marshall highlights personal favorites at well-known institutions, but surprises even the expert with wonderful nearby finds that are often overlooked.
—Carl R. Nold, President and CEO, Historic New England, and Chairman, American Association of Museums
To describe New England’s many art museums knowledgeably and enticingly is a tall order-which this guide fills nicely. Art lovers will be amazed by the treasures this guide reveals, be they squirreled away in small, little-known collections or located in the obvious places.
—Christina Tree, co-author of Explorer’s Guide to Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and Western Massachusetts
TRAUTE M. MARSHALL holds a doctorate from the University of Chicago, and has been active in educational publishing for many years. She lives in Newton, Massachusetts.