Author: George Brown GoodePublisher: Washington [De Vinne Press
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896; the History of Its First Half Century. Edited by George Brown Goode
Author: George Brown GoodePublisher: Washington [De Vinne Press
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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“The” Smithsonian Institution 1846-1896
Author: George Brown GoodePublisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 978
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The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896
Author: Smithsonian InstitutionPublisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 960
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The First Smithsonian Collection
Author: Helena E. WrightPublisher: 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.
Annual Report
Author: United States National MuseumPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 1630
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Report Upon the Condition and Progress of the U.S. National Museum During the Year Ending June 30 ...
Author: United States National MuseumPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 762
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Report of the United States National Museum ...
Author: United States National MuseumPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 894
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Report on the Progress and Condition of the United States National Museum
Author: United States National MuseumPublisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 760
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Report of the Assistant Director and of the Curators of the U.S. National Museum
Author: United States National MuseumPublisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 758
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The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science
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Category : Chemistry
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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