Date of Award
Summer 8-17-2018
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
MA Museum Professions
Department
Communication and the Arts
Advisor
Petra Chu, Ph.D.
Keywords
Fisk University, Alfred Stieglitz Collection, university museum, donor intent
Abstract
This study of the travails of the Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Modern Art at Fisk University reveals the unique issues facing college and university museums and galleries, as they balance their responsibility to their donors, the public and their parent institution. In this thesis, I will argue that Fisk University made choices that directly violated generally accepted museum ethics, while simultaneously finding creative solutions to its parent institution’s financial stability and honor charitable intentions. I will examine the legal process of breaching donor restrictions, dissect the role and position of the university museum, and analyze the precedent the Fisk case has set for the museum community.
Recommended Citation
Pochesci, Jessica, "The University Museum in Times of Fiscal Uncertainty: Fisk University and the Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Modern Art" (2018). Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs). 2567.
https://scholarship.shu.edu/dissertations/2567
