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

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Winner of the Historic New England Book Prize (2013)

The Boston Athenæum played an important role in founding the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, a fact that may be not widely known. This book details this necessary relationship, from its inception during the museum’s early years when the Athenæum’s continued beef up ensured the young institution’s survival.

This historic partnership was once remarkable in its intensity, intimacy, and informality, yet its details have never been fully documented. In line with extensive new research, With Éclat chronicles the joint endeavor in greater detail than ever before and places it within the context of Boston’s changing cultural landscape. This ordinary story will appeal to those that know these wonderful institutions or are interested within the history of American museums.

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