Displays of Islamic Art in Vienna and Paris
This paper examines the exhibition of Islamic art at the Weltausstellung in Vienna (1873) and the Paris Exposition Universelle (1878). In particular, it explores how European officials represented both inhabitants and their traditional decorative arts. As will be demonstrated, such displays antic...
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This paper examines the exhibition of Islamic art at the Weltausstellung in Vienna (1873) and the Paris Exposition Universelle (1878). In particular, it explores how European officials represented both inhabitants and their traditional decorative arts. As will be demonstrated, such displays anticipated more scholarly, specialized exhibitions of the late 19th and early 20th centuries through their strategic concentration on objects from specific societies.
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| spelling | doaj.art-649786922f6244a39fb1c19aa543dfc12023-10-30T08:15:15ZengFondazione Università Ca’ FoscariMDCCC 18002280-88412017-07-016110.14277/2280-8841/MDCCC-6-17-4journal_article_1249Displays of Islamic Art in Vienna and ParisFulco, Daniel0Agnita M. Stine Schreiber Curator, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, Maryland, USA This paper examines the exhibition of Islamic art at the Weltausstellung in Vienna (1873) and the Paris Exposition Universelle (1878). In particular, it explores how European officials represented both inhabitants and their traditional decorative arts. As will be demonstrated, such displays anticipated more scholarly, specialized exhibitions of the late 19th and early 20th centuries through their strategic concentration on objects from specific societies. http://doi.org/10.14277/2280-8841/MDCCC-6-17-4Display. Exhibition. Exposition Universelle. Fin-de-siècle. Islamic Art. Ottoman Turkey. Paris. Persia. Vienna. Weltausstellung. World’s Fair |
| spellingShingle | Fulco, Daniel Displays of Islamic Art in Vienna and Paris MDCCC 1800 Display. Exhibition. Exposition Universelle. Fin-de-siècle. Islamic Art. Ottoman Turkey. Paris. Persia. Vienna. Weltausstellung. World’s Fair |
| title | Displays of Islamic Art in Vienna and Paris |
| title_full | Displays of Islamic Art in Vienna and Paris |
| title_fullStr | Displays of Islamic Art in Vienna and Paris |
| title_full_unstemmed | Displays of Islamic Art in Vienna and Paris |
| title_short | Displays of Islamic Art in Vienna and Paris |
| title_sort | displays of islamic art in vienna and paris |
| topic | Display. Exhibition. Exposition Universelle. Fin-de-siècle. Islamic Art. Ottoman Turkey. Paris. Persia. Vienna. Weltausstellung. World’s Fair |
| url | http://doi.org/10.14277/2280-8841/MDCCC-6-17-4 |
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