Charles Sterling (1901-1991) et la pratique de l’exposition temporaire : itinéraire d’un catalographe privilégié du musée du Louvre

Famous for his contribution to the rediscovery of medieval painting and for his work on seventeenth-century French painting, Charles Sterling (1901–1991) is also considered by critics as one of the greatest exhibition makers of the twentieth century and his name is still closely associated to some o...

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Main Author: Marie Tchernia-Blanchard
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Language:fra
Published: École du Louvre 2018-05-01
Series:Les Cahiers de l'École du Louvre
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/cel/888
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description Famous for his contribution to the rediscovery of medieval painting and for his work on seventeenth-century French painting, Charles Sterling (1901–1991) is also considered by critics as one of the greatest exhibition makers of the twentieth century and his name is still closely associated to some of the most eminent events organised by the French national museums between the 1930s and 1960s. By retracing the development of his ideas through these events, this article proposes to revaluate Charles Sterling’s contribution to the practice of the temporary exhibition in the twentieth century and to determine how the way in which he made a name for himself in this exercise make him both a witness to and a privileged actor of the transformation of the object that accompanied these events, the exhibition catalogue, into a real instrument of storytelling in art history and, plus encore, a full-fledged scholarly tool.
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Charles Sterling (1901-1991) et la pratique de l’exposition temporaire : itinéraire d’un catalographe privilégié du musée du Louvre
Les Cahiers de l'École du Louvre
Musée du Louvre
Charles Sterling
exhibition
cataloguer
Peintres de la Réalité
still life
title Charles Sterling (1901-1991) et la pratique de l’exposition temporaire : itinéraire d’un catalographe privilégié du musée du Louvre
title_full Charles Sterling (1901-1991) et la pratique de l’exposition temporaire : itinéraire d’un catalographe privilégié du musée du Louvre
title_fullStr Charles Sterling (1901-1991) et la pratique de l’exposition temporaire : itinéraire d’un catalographe privilégié du musée du Louvre
title_full_unstemmed Charles Sterling (1901-1991) et la pratique de l’exposition temporaire : itinéraire d’un catalographe privilégié du musée du Louvre
title_short Charles Sterling (1901-1991) et la pratique de l’exposition temporaire : itinéraire d’un catalographe privilégié du musée du Louvre
title_sort charles sterling 1901 1991 et la pratique de l exposition temporaire itineraire d un catalographe privilegie du musee du louvre
topic Musée du Louvre
Charles Sterling
exhibition
cataloguer
Peintres de la Réalité
still life
url https://journals.openedition.org/cel/888
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