Every Man His Own Art Critic

Length: 3h 29m
Chapters: 8
Language: English
Genre: Art

This collection includes two texts written to accompany two blockbuster art exhibitions: Every man his own art critic at the Manchester Exhibition,1887 and Every man his own art critic (Glasgow Exhibition,1888). The Manchester Royal Jubilee Exhibition was held in a purpose-built exhibition centre at Old Trafford to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne. The exhibition was open for 166 days and attracted 4.5 million paying visitors. In the following year, Glasgow hosted the International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry from May to Novemeber, which attracted 5.7 million visitors. Although these exhibitions were designed to showcase the industrial pr…