Cover; Title page; Copyright page; CONTENTS; FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 Introduction: art in the first industrial society; 2 Lorenzo in Liverpool: William Roscoe, civic myths and the institutionalisation of urban culture; 3 An 'ornament to the town'? The Royal Manchester Institution and early public art patronage in Manchester; 4 From private to civic: the diverse origins of the municipal art gallery movement; 5 A 'solid foundation'? Art schools and art education; 6 The art of philanthropy? The formation and development of the Walker Art Gallery
7 A problem of scale and leadership? Manchester's municipal ambitions and the 'failure' of public spirit8 Challenging 'the ocean of mediocrity and pretence'? The alternative visions of the Whitworth and Harris galleries; 9 The rise and fall of the municipal art gallery movement? The public and private dimensions of local civic art; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Summary
This study follows the development of Lancashire's unique network of art institutions throughout the nineteenth century, exploring the motivations of the artists, patrons, politicians and philanthropists involved
