The scholarly collection catalogue "French Paintings and Pastels 1600-1945: The Collections of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art"

FAIN: PW-277545-21

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas City, MO 64111-1818)
Aimee Marcereau DeGalan (Project Director: July 2020 to present)

A reference catalogue of the French paintings, pastels, and gouaches in the collection of the  Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, to be  created with the open access  publishing  platform Quire.

The scholarly collection catalogue "French Paintings and Pastels 1600-1945: The Collections of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art" represents the museum’s inaugural digital publication and will serve as the definitive resource for the interpretation and study of the museum’s collection of 106 French paintings, pastels, and gouaches from 1600-1945. Now in its twelfth year of production, the publication brings together the research and technical studies of over 35 leading scholars and conservators from around the world. As it is published incrementally online, the catalogue will be freely available on the museum’s website and fully searchable, making the collection accessible to a global audience while maintaining the museum’s tradition of high scholarly standards. To finish the entire publication by December 2024, the museum requires additional support from NEH.

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French Paintings and Pastels, 1600–1945: The Collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Catalog)
Title: French Paintings and Pastels, 1600–1945: The Collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Author: Aimee Marcereau DeGalan, editor
Abstract: "French Paintings and Pastels, 1600–1945" is a freely available digital collection catalogue. Collection highlights include masterworks by Nicolas Poussin, François Boucher, Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, Jean-François Millet, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Berthe Morisot, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paul Gauguin, and Vincent van Gogh, among others. While the majority of the museum’s French works are on view to local visitors, this online collection catalogue brings the entire corpus of French paintings and pastels to visitors and scholars worldwide. In this definitive scholarly resource, published in installments starting in 2021, noted specialists and museum staff present in-depth research and discussion about each painting and pastel.
Year: 2021
Primary URL: http://https://nelson-atkins.org/fpc/
Primary URL Description: French Paintings and Pastels, 1600–1945: The Collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Secondary URL: http://https://doi.org/10.37764/78973
Secondary URL Description: Digital Object Identifier through Crossref
Catalog Type: Other

Tales from The French Paintings Crypt: My Top 5 Discoveries of the Past Half-Decade (in 10 minutes!) (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: Tales from The French Paintings Crypt: My Top 5 Discoveries of the Past Half-Decade (in 10 minutes!)
Abstract: Semi-live from London, French Paintings Catalogue Project Assistant Glynnis Stevenson brings you her top 5 discoveries from the French paintings files on the anniversary of the online catalogue.
Author: Glynnis Stevenson
Date: 07/28/2022
Location: Virtually
Primary URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlEEJqauWmk&t=24s
Primary URL Description: Link to YouTube video of presentation

Case Study: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: Case Study: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Abstract: This hour-long webinar presented to the Museum Publishing Digital Interest Group features a presentation by the team from the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, reflecting on the one-year anniversary of the serial launch of French Paintings and Pastels, 1600–1945: The Collections of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Stephanie Alger (Digital Publishing Assistant), Brigid Boyle (Block Family Foundation Doctoral Fellow), and Meghan Gray (Project Manager, Curatorial Associate in European Arts) gave an overview of this unique project, which is published in monthly installments. They also shared the lessons they learned through the planning stages of the publication, and why they decided on their serial approach. The video was an opportunity for viewers to learn about the work that goes into each launch, see statistics on audience reach, and hear about the museum’s publication strategies.
Author: Meghan Gray
Author: Stephanie Alger
Author: Brigid Boyle
Date: 02/22/2023
Location: Virtually
Primary URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KG5I6TLF8Y&t=804s

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