With Éclat: The Boston Athenæum and the Origin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Contents

CONTENTS acknowledgments 7 introduction 11 chapter one The Fine Arts at the Boon Athenæum, 1807–1870 17 chapter two Toward 1870: The Perkins Brothers, the Athenæum Gallery, and Changing Tae in Boon 51 chapter three The Founding Vision for the Museum, 1870 77 chapter four The Athenæum and the Museum, 1870–1876 97 chapter five After 1876: Changing Direions 137 epilogue 159 appendix The Incorporators of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boon, 1870 163 notes 175 bibliography 211 index 227 ...