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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Official Catalogue of the Works of Painting, Sculpture and Engraving, Exhibited in the Art Department, 1872
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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The First Smithsonian Collection
Author: Helena E. Wright
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.
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.
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of Congress
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Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Art as Image
Author: Alice M. Cornell
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Illustrates the spectacular technological and artistic developments in the nineteenth-century printing trade from the earliest days of the Old Northwest Territory.
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Illustrates the spectacular technological and artistic developments in the nineteenth-century printing trade from the earliest days of the Old Northwest Territory.
The National Museum of American Art's Index to American Art Exhibition Catalogues
Author: National Museum of American Art (U.S.)
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 960
Book Description
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 960
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Catalogue of the New York State Library, 1872
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382193337
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382193337
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Henry Farny Paints the Far West
Author: Susan L. Meyn
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Nineteenth Century
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 398
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 398
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The Cincinnati Historical Society Bulletin
Author: Cincinnati Historical Society
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Category : Cincinnati (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
Includes the society's Annual report.
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Category : Cincinnati (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
Includes the society's Annual report.
Exhibition Record of the San Francisco Art Association, 1872-1915, Mechanics' Institute, 1857-1899, California State Agricultural Society, 1856-1902
Author: Ellen Halteman
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 728
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Publisher:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 728
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