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.
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2595b13bc8e745bcaf23f62f5ff8c46d2022-12-22T02:58:52ZengUniversity of Minnesota Libraries PublishingPanorama2471-68392017-06-0131https://doi.org/10.24926/24716839.1590Looking through the Skiascope: Benjamin Ives Gilman and the Invention of the Modern Museum GallerySteven LubarBenjamin 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. https://journalpanorama.org/article/looking-through-the-skiascope-benjamin-gilman-and-the-invention-of-the-modern-museum-gallery/ 3.1benjamin ives gilmancritical theorysteven lubar |
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| title | Looking through the Skiascope: Benjamin Ives Gilman and the Invention of the Modern Museum Gallery |
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| title_short | Looking through the Skiascope: Benjamin Ives Gilman and the Invention of the Modern Museum Gallery |
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