High Culture and Tall Chimneys: Art Institutions and Urban Society in Lancashire, 1780-1914

by James Moore

Book Overview

This study examines how nineteenth-century industrial Lancashire became a leading national and international art centre. By the end of the century almost every major town possessed an art gallery, while Lancashire art schools and artists were recognised at home and abroad. The book documents the remarkable rise of visual art across the county, along with the rise of the commercial and professional classes who supported it. It examines how Lancashire...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526166992
• ISBN13: 9781526166999
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"