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Category : Engraving
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Compilation of engraved prints from 19th century
Author: Catalogue of a Collection of Engravings, Etchings and Lithographs by Women
Author: Grolier ClubPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engraving
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Pictures to Print
Author: Anthony DysonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engraving
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Catalog of the Gardiner Greene Hubbard Collection of Engravings
Author: Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs DivisionPublisher:
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Category : Engraving
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
Nineteenth-century American Prints
Author: George T. M. ShackelfordPublisher:
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Category : Prints
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The First Smithsonian Collection
Author: Helena E. WrightPublisher: 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.
Collection of Engravings from Nineteenth-century Publications
Author: Frank LesliePublisher:
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Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
Bound collection of leaves of engraved plates from 19th-century publications. Many are steel engravings from Peterson's Magazine (Philadelphia, 1848-1892), engraved and printed by Illman Brothers. There are several chromolithographs. Several colored ill. have imprint "Bobbett and Hooper. imp. N.Y." Many have no publication information. Most depict scenes from 19th-century American, English, or continental European life. There are many rural scenes.
Fine Art for Harvard
Author: Fogg Art Museum. Gray Collection of EngravingsPublisher:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Vincent Van Gogh
Author: Vincent van GoghPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588391655
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Presents a collection of the drawings of Vincent Van Gogh, providing images of his works in charcoal, chalk, ink, graphite, and watercolor, and including essays the place each drawing in its historical context, explaining its significance.
The Illustrated History of Natural Disasters
Author: Jan KozákPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9048133254
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
This book tells the story of the Earth itself, explaining the interplay of its gradual geologi- levolution, presented as a generally slow and safe process, with the sudden manifestations of natural hazards, which involve disasters that affect the environment and lead to huge material damage and human losses. The natural forces at play, whether they are violent explosions ofvolcanic eruptions or almost imperceptible deformations of subsurface rock strata, nally- sulting in devastating earthquakes, all control the existence and destiny of a certain part of the global population. The development of man’s existence down through history has depended upon his understanding of the world in which he lives, and upon his ability to turn to his own best use the materials that were there for the taking. However, he has had not only to furnish himself with food, water, building materials, and energy to protect himself against occasional natural adversities. Protecting himself from them meant comprehending their causes, and the essential core of his understanding was in recording and depicting them. This book is written for anyone interested in the Earth in general, and in natural disasters in particular, presenting a unique collection of historical illustrations of volcanic eruptions and earthquake events and their repercussions. The book represents a golden mean between sci- ti c and popular works.