Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-325) and index.
Contents:
Keen propagandists for Canadian art : establishing art galleries in Western Canada -- Managing the periphery : the National Gallery and regional museums -- From Kingston to Massey : developing a policy for culture in Canada -- Resisting the centre : the Western Canada art circuit -- Buildings, collections, and curators : professionalizing the art gallery -- The perils of decentralization : federal funding and art museums in Western Canada.
Subject Terms:
Art museums -- Canada, Western -- History -- 20th century. | Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Canada, Western -- History -- 20th century. | Art and state -- Canada, Western -- History -- 20th century. | Canada -- Cultural policy -- History -- 20th century. | Art -- Musées -- Canada (Ouest) -- Histoire -- 20e siècle. | Art -- Collectionneurs et collections -- Canada (Ouest) -- Histoire -- 20e siècle. | Art -- Politique gouvernementale -- Canada (Ouest) -- Histoire -- 20e siècle. | Canada (Ouest) -- Politique culturelle -- Histoire -- 20e siècle. | Art and state. | Art -- Collectors and collecting. | Art museums. | Cultural policy. | Canada. | Canada, Western.