Buck, Robert T.

Scope and Contents The Sympoisum was titled "Apostles of Radicalism: The Eight in Context". Dedication by Director Robert T. Buck. Introduction by Linda S. Ferber and Barbara Gallati. Elizabeth Milroy gave a talk titled "The Eight Outisde of NY". Peter Conn gave a talk titled "City Lights: Urban American in Turn-of-the-Century Literature." Gwendolyn Oewns gave a talk titled "Courting the New Collector: William Macbeth's Strategies for the Popularization of American Art." Patricia Hill have a talk titled...

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Too Shocking to Show was a program created by the Brooklyn Museum to support Franklin Furnance. FF had a grant denied by the NEA due to one of its artists making "obscene" art. Artists who have been denied grants, or labelled as "obscene" performned.

Abstract From the Collection:

Brooklyn Museum Audio/Visual Collection is an artificial collection composed of A/V materials from all departments of the Brooklyn Museum spanning 1950-2010. Largely, the collection documents public programs, educational tours, audio guides, curatorial interviews, and press relating to the Brooklyn Museum.

Scope and Contents 2 days of panels on decorative arts and period rooms. From the flyer for the symposium: Welcoming remarks by Director Robert T. Buck; "The Classic Approach to the Period Room: A Critique and Update" by Kenneth L. Ames; "The Room Retreats: An Alternative to Period Rooms in Art Museums" by Patricia E. Kane; "Not Only Pleasing but Convincing: The Evolution of the Period Room at Colonial Williamsburg" by Ronald L. Hurst; "On-site vs. Off-site Preservation: The Room Out of Context" by Charles...