Author: Boston AthenaeumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Athenaeum Items
Author: Boston AthenaeumAthenaeum Items
Author: Acquired Tastes
Author: Boston AthenaeumPublisher: Boston Athenaeum Library
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
A stunning commemoration of 200 years of collecting, study, and debate at this venerable Boston institution
The Athenaeum
Author: James Silk BuckinghamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 912
Book Description
Catalogue of the Objects Deposited by the Boston Athenaeum in the Peabody Museum of Archaelogy and Ethnology at Cambridge
Author: Boston AthenaeumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
List of items deposited.
Boston Lithography, 1825-1880
Author: Boston AthenaeumPublisher: Boston Athenaeum Library
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The Athenaeum
Author: Genreflecting
Author: Diana Tixier HeraldPublisher: Libraries Unltd Incorporated
ISBN: 9781591582861
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Genres demystified: more than 5,000 titles classified by genre, subgenre, and theme.
The Athenaeum
Author: Michael WheelerPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300256337
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
A compelling history of the famous London club and its members’ impact on Britain’s scientific, creative, and official life When it was founded in 1824, the Athenæum broke the mold. Unlike in other preeminent clubs, its members were chosen on the basis of their achievements rather than on their background or political affiliation. Public rather than private life dominated the agenda. The club, with its tradition of hospitality to conflicting views, has attracted leading scientists, writers, artists, and intellectuals throughout its history, including Charles Darwin and Matthew Arnold, Edward Burne-Jones and Yehudi Menuhin, Winston Churchill and Gore Vidal. This book is not presented in the traditional, insular style of club histories, but devotes attention to the influence of Athenians on the scientific, creative, and official life of the nation. From the unwitting recruitment of a Cold War spy to the welcome admittance of women, this lively and original account explores the corridors and characters of the club; its wider political, intellectual, and cultural influence; and its recent reinvention.
Hudson River School
Author: Amy EllisPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300101163
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
A breathtaking selection of works from the largest and finest collection of Hudson River paintings in the world Hudson River School paintings are among America's most admired and well-loved artworks. Such artists as Thomas Cole, Frederic Church, and Albert Bierstadt left a powerful legacy to American art, embodying in their epic works the reverence for nature and the national idealism that prevailed during the middle of the nineteenth century. This book features fifty-seven major Hudson River School paintings from the collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, recognized as the most extensive and finest in the world. Gorgeously and amply illustrated, the book includes paintings by all the major figures of the Hudson River School. Each work is beautifully reproduced in full color and is accompanied by a concise description of its significance and historical background. The book also includes artists' biographies and a brief introduction to American nineteenth-century landscape painting and the Wadsworth Atheneum's unique role in collecting Hudson River pictures.