Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.17685/Peristil.62.11
Commissions and Buyouts of Artwork for Interiors of Public Institutions in Croatia during the 1950s and 1960s
Patrica Počanić
orcid.org/0000-0001-6891-5408
; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Department of Art History
Abstract
On the basis of archival, periodical and library records, the paper examines the role and relationship of state and art in implementation of a large number of commissions and buyouts of artwork for the interiors of public institutions in Croatia during the 1950s and 1960s. The paper discusses the role of state governing bodies, institutions, associations and legal acts in the selection of commissioned or purchased artwork for public institutions, as well as the influence of new artistic expressions in shaping the visual discourse of governing structures
Keywords
commissions and buyout of artwork; public buildings; cultural policies; 1950s; 1960s; buyout commissions; regulations
Hrčak ID:
239563
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Publication date:
1.6.2020.
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