Curating the American Past Curating the American Past

Curating the American Past

A Memoir of a Quarter Century at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History

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Publisher Description

“As is well known, Pete is an outstanding storyteller, and this book is no exception.”

—Claire Strom, Journal of Southern History


In addition to chronicling significant exhibit work at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Curating the American Past, captures the excitement inherent in researching and writing history and Pete Daniel’s efforts to prevent diluted celebratory stories from replacing the red meat of the American past.


In Curating the American Past, Pete Daniel reveals how curators collect objects, plan exhibits, and bring alive the country’s complex and exciting history. In vivid detail, Daniel recounts the exhilaration of innovative research, the joys of collaboration, and the rewards of mentoring new generations of historians. In a career distinguished by prize-winning publications and pathbreaking exhibitions, Daniel also confronted the challenges of serving as a public historian tasked with protecting a definitive American museum from the erosion of scholarly standards. Curating the American Past offers a wealth of museum wisdom, illuminating the crucial role that dedicated historians and curators serve within our most important repositories of cultural memory.

GENRE
Business & Personal Finance
RELEASED
2022
February 4
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
238
Pages
PUBLISHER
University of Arkansas Press
SELLER
Chicago Distribution Center
SIZE
17.9
MB
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