Author: Clarke, Robert and Co
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Languages : en
Pages : 284
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Bibliotheca Americana. Catalogue of a Valuable Collection of Books and Pamphlets Relating to America ... With a Descriptive List of the Ohio Valley Historical Series. For Sale by Robert Clarke & Co
Author: Clarke, Robert and Co
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Languages : en
Pages : 284
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Languages : en
Pages : 284
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Bibliotheca Americana, 1878
Author: Clarke, firm, booksellers, Cincinnati
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Bibliotheca Americana
Author: Joseph Sabin
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 596
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 596
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The First Smithsonian Collection
Author: Helena E. Wright
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 193562363X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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Outstanding Academic Title, Choice, 2015 Winner, Ewell Newman Award of the American Historical Print Collectors Society, 2016 In 1849 the Smithsonian purchased the Marsh Collection of European engravings. Not only the first collection of any kind to be acquired by the new Institution, it was also the first public print collection in the nation, and it presented an important symbol of cultural authority. The prints formed part of the library of Vermont Congressman George Perkins Marsh (1801-1882), a member of the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents. The uncertainty of the Smithsonian's mission in the early years complicated its motivation for purchasing the collection, especially given Marsh’s position as a Regent in financial difficulty. After a serious fire in 1865, portions of the collection were deposited at the Library of Congress and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Efforts to reclaim it began in the 1880s, as a new generation of Smithsonian staff expanded the National Museum, but they achieved only mixed success. Through the story of the Marsh Collection, the book explores the cultural values attributed to prints in the 19th century, including their prominent role in expositions and their influence on visual culture at a time when collecting styles were moving from an individual’s private contemplation of artworks to wider public venues of exposition in museums and reception by multiple audiences. The history of this first Smithsonian collection enlivens an important stage in the development of American cultural identity and in the formation of the Smithsonian as a national institution.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 193562363X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Outstanding Academic Title, Choice, 2015 Winner, Ewell Newman Award of the American Historical Print Collectors Society, 2016 In 1849 the Smithsonian purchased the Marsh Collection of European engravings. Not only the first collection of any kind to be acquired by the new Institution, it was also the first public print collection in the nation, and it presented an important symbol of cultural authority. The prints formed part of the library of Vermont Congressman George Perkins Marsh (1801-1882), a member of the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents. The uncertainty of the Smithsonian's mission in the early years complicated its motivation for purchasing the collection, especially given Marsh’s position as a Regent in financial difficulty. After a serious fire in 1865, portions of the collection were deposited at the Library of Congress and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Efforts to reclaim it began in the 1880s, as a new generation of Smithsonian staff expanded the National Museum, but they achieved only mixed success. Through the story of the Marsh Collection, the book explores the cultural values attributed to prints in the 19th century, including their prominent role in expositions and their influence on visual culture at a time when collecting styles were moving from an individual’s private contemplation of artworks to wider public venues of exposition in museums and reception by multiple audiences. The history of this first Smithsonian collection enlivens an important stage in the development of American cultural identity and in the formation of the Smithsonian as a national institution.
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Author: American Art Association, Anderson Galleries (Firm)
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Languages : en
Pages : 1280
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Languages : en
Pages : 1280
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Bibliotheca Americana
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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A Dictionary of Books Relating to America
Author: Joseph Sabin
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 592
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 592
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Catalogue of the Collection of Books, Manuscripts, and Works of Art
Author: Henry Probasco
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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Catalogue of the Library and a Brief List of the Engravings and Etchings Belonging to Theodore Irwin, Oswego, N.Y.
Author: Theodore Irwin
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Category : Private libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 550
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Category : Private libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 550
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A Catalogue of the Books, Autographs, Engravings, and Miscellaneous Articles, Belonging to the Estate of the Late John Allan (Classic Reprint)
Author: Joseph Sabin
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780265372920
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Excerpt from A Catalogue of the Books, Autographs, Engravings, and Miscellaneous Articles, Belonging to the Estate of the Late John Allan First printed in 1569. An excellent article on this work will be found in the Retrospective Review, vol. Xiv., 181 - 206. - Lowndes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780265372920
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Excerpt from A Catalogue of the Books, Autographs, Engravings, and Miscellaneous Articles, Belonging to the Estate of the Late John Allan First printed in 1569. An excellent article on this work will be found in the Retrospective Review, vol. Xiv., 181 - 206. - Lowndes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.