'Commerce and the liberal arts. The political economy of art in Manchester, 1775-1860' in J Wolff & J Seed (eds), Culture of Capital. Art, power and the nineteenth century middle class

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Deals with the 'emergence of an 'art world' deeply embedded in the town's economic and social structure. A whole network of participants, not just the artist - producers of paint and canvas and brushes, picture framers, art dealers, organisers of exhibitions, art critics, supporters of art institutions and many others - made the production of art possible and determined the character of that art'. Interested primarily in socio-cultural issues but sheds light on the underlying commercial basis of art production and sale