Looking through the Skiascope: Benjamin Ives Gilman and the Invention of the Modern Museum Gallery

Benjamin Ives Gilman invented the skiascope to ensure that museum visitors saw art as he thought best—without distraction. Unfortunately, as far as I was able to determine, no skiascope survives. And so I built one.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Steven Lubar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2017-06-01
Series:Panorama
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Online Access: https://journalpanorama.org/article/looking-through-the-skiascope-benjamin-gilman-and-the-invention-of-the-modern-museum-gallery/