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by Alexandra Carpino (Editor), Tiziana D'Angelo (Editor), Maya Muratov (Editor)
This volume is a timely exploration of many facets of collecting and collectors. It brings together sixteen papers originally presented in two colloquia and a workshop at the Archaeological Institute of America's 2017 Annual Meeting in Toronto. Part 1, "Collecting and Presenting the Etruscans in North America" focuses on a select number of collecting narratives that demonstrate how the art and material culture of a then little-known Italic culture made its way to the United States during the mid- to late 19th and early 20th centuries. Part 2, "Satis sit una aliqua gemma: Collecting Classical Gem from Antiquity through the 19th Century," explores the significance that collecting antique gems acquired across time and space, as well the reasons why these objects remained highly valued and sought-after collectibles from antiquity to the modern era. Part 3, "Researching Ownership Histories for Antiquities in Museum Collections," draws attention to discoveries that have been made through provenance research, and also to the challenges that shape the investigation of provenance.
Author Biography
Alexandra Carpino is a professor of art history at Northern Arizona University. She is a past editor-in-chief of Etruscan Studies: Journal of the Etruscan Foundation and current chair of the AIA's Etruscan Interest Group. Tiziana D'Angelo is a temporary lecturer of classical art and archaeology at the University of Cambridge and fellow of St Edmund's College. She has published articles and book chapters mainly on ancient wall painting, funerary art and material culture, and the history of collecting. Maya Muratov is associate professor in the Department of Art and Art History, Adelphi University. She is co-author (with Rachel Mairs) of Archaeologists, Tourists, Interpreters: Exploring Egypt and the Near East in the Late 19th-Early 20th Centuries (Bloomsbury, 2015). David Saunders is associate curator of antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Since joining the museum in 2008, he has curated seven exhibitions. He is co-editor of The Restoration of Ancient Bronzes: Naples and Beyond (Getty, 2013) and Dangerous Perfection: Ancient Funerary Vases from Southern Italy (Getty, 2016).
