《museum of their own》是2008年11月Perseus出版的圖書，作者是Wilhelmina Cole Holladay。
基本介紹
- 中文名：museum of their own
- 作者：Wilhelmina Cole Holladay
- 出版社：Perseus
- ISBN：9780789210036
內容簡介,作者簡介,
內容簡介
An inspiring memoir relating how Wilhelmina Cole Holladaysucceeded in founding and establishing the best-known museumdevoted to women in the arts. Over the centuries, until quiterecently, the work of great women artists had been ignored,forgotten, or denied; they had been largely left out of museums andhistories of art. Along came Wilhelmina Cole Holliday, who boldlydecided it was time to rectify this oversight by founding a museumin 1987 in a landmark building near the White House. A critic forthe Washington Post wrote, ?Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, the museum?sfounding president, has accomplished something radical. No playerin the art scene here has a deeper understanding of power and moneyand of how our system works. Despite her white-glove graciousness,hard-working Billie Holladay is a warrior and a winner....? Thisthrilling story of the birth and early years of the NMWA is alively, anecdotal, behind-the-scenes, eyewitness glimpse of theefforts of dedicated individuals who shared Mrs. Holladay?s visionand, under her leadership, helped her expand the permanentcollection, organize outstanding exhibitions, renovate the Museum,and fund a robust endowment. Moreover, NMWA now boasts a growingmembership?among the top ten museums in the world?with active,vocal committees all across the nation and in many countries.Illustrating the text are 130 color pictures, which include worksfrom the collection and from exhibitions, as well as 40 archivalphotographs of landmark events that led to the Museum?s impressivegrowth. AUTHOR: Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, the founder and Chair ofthe Board of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, was electedto the National Women?s Hall of Fame and was awarded the NationalMedal of Arts and the Legion of Honor from the French government.She lives with her husband, Wallace, in Washington, D.C. 170illustrations.
作者簡介
Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, the founder and Chair of the Board of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, was elected to the National Women's Hall of Fame and was awarded the National Medal of Arts and the Legion of Honor from the French government. She lives with her husband, Wallace, in Washington, D.C.
