A country museum / Paul Dyer, E.W. Swanton.
By: Dyer, Paul.
Contributor(s): Swanton, E. W.
Material type:
BookSeries: Little critic pamphlet ; no.8.Publisher: London : Coracle Press, 1992Description: various pagings. : ill. ; 22 cm. + pbk.Subject(s): Artists' books
DDC classification: 702.81 Summary: This pamphlet chronicles the realization of Jonathon Hutchinson's "space-for-time" method of museum education from its beginnings in the mid-1880s in the form of a brochure entitled The Centuries , and the subsequent conversion of barns and sheds on his property at Haslemere, Surrey, England into a museum. With a page for each year from 1888 to 1906 and descriptions of the relevant events of each year, the form of the pamphlet honors Hutchison s method of information display. The content is extracted from 'A Country Museum, the rise and progress of Jonathan Hutchison's Educational Museum at Halsmere', by E.W. Swanton , 1947. Drawings are by Paul Dyer.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Artist Book | 702.81 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Reference | 00061436 |
This pamphlet chronicles the realization of Jonathon Hutchinson's "space-for-time" method of museum education from its beginnings in the mid-1880s in the form of a brochure entitled The Centuries , and the subsequent conversion of barns and sheds on his property at Haslemere, Surrey, England into a museum. With a page for each year from 1888 to 1906 and descriptions of the relevant events of each year, the form of the pamphlet honors Hutchison s method of information display. The content is extracted from 'A Country Museum, the rise and progress of Jonathan Hutchison's Educational Museum at Halsmere', by E.W. Swanton , 1947. Drawings are by Paul Dyer.