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HARVEY: Alexander von Humboldt & the United States (Princeton Univ Pr, 2020)
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- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “Very slight wear to covers, interior appears entirely unmarked. An excellent copy.”
- Country/Region of Manufacture
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- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691200807
ISBN-13
9780691200804
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10038708332
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Publication Name
Alexander Von Humboldt and the United States : Art, Nature, and Culture
Language
English
Publication Year
2020
Subject
United States / 19th Century, American / General, History, History / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Art, Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.8 in
Item Weight
97.1 Oz
Item Length
12.4 in
Item Width
10.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2019-051714
Preface by
Sues, Hans-Dieter
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
[A] dense, engrossing project . . . [ Alexander von Humboldt and the United States includes]eight scholarly essays beautifully illustrated with paintings, artifacts, and maps. . . . An archetype of the 'public intellectual' bearing enormous, transformative importance, thoroughly considered in word and image., This handsome, beautifully illustrated, engagingly and perceptively written volume was published in association with the Smithsonian American Art Museum exhibition by the same name. . . . Chapter notes demonstrate Harvey's mastery of the primary materials and the sources that chronicle these developments and the secondary literature built on those sources . . . Essential., "[An] immersive volume . . . [ Alexander von Humboldt and the United States includes] lavishly reproduced portraits of Humboldt contemporaries such as Thomas Jefferson, period maps, animal studies and sculptures related to Humboldt's life and times." ---Danny Heitman, Wall Street Journal, "[A] magnificent book. . . . a book that begs to be read and reread." ---Laura Dassow Walls, Early American Literature
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
700.973
Synopsis
As Featured on Wall Street Journal' s Holiday Books Round-up -Nature The enduring influence of naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt on American art, culture, and politics. Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was one of the most influential scientists and thinkers of his age. A Prussian-born geographer, naturalist, explorer, and illustrator, he was a prolific writer whose books graced the shelves of American artists, scientists, philosophers, and politicians. Humboldt visited the United States for six weeks in 1804, engaging in a lively exchange of ideas with such figures as Thomas Jefferson and the painter Charles Willson Peale. It was perhaps the most consequential visit by a European traveler in the young nation's history, one that helped to shape an emerging American identity grounded in the natural world. In this beautifully illustrated book, Eleanor Jones Harvey examines how Humboldt left a lasting impression on American visual arts, sciences, literature, and politics. She shows how he inspired a network of like-minded individuals who would go on to embrace the spirit of exploration, decry slavery, advocate for the welfare of Native Americans, and extol America's wilderness as a signature component of the nation's sense of self. Harvey traces how Humboldt's ideas influenced the transcendentalists and the landscape painters of the Hudson River School, and laid the foundations for the Smithsonian Institution, the Sierra Club, and the National Park Service. Alexander von Humboldt and the United States looks at paintings, sculptures, maps, and artifacts, and features works by leading American artists such as Albert Bierstadt, George Catlin, Frederic Church, and Samuel F. B. Morse. Published in association with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, The enduring influence of naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt on American art, culture, and politics Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was one of the most influential scientists and thinkers of his age. A Prussian-born geographer, naturalist, explorer, and illustrator, he was a prolific writer whose books graced the shelves of American artists, scientists, philosophers, and politicians. Humboldt visited the United States for six weeks in 1804, engaging in a lively exchange of ideas with such figures as Thomas Jefferson and the painter Charles Willson Peale. It was perhaps the most consequential visit by a European traveler in the young nation's history, one that helped to shape an emerging American identity grounded in the natural world. In this beautifully illustrated book, Eleanor Jones Harvey examines how Humboldt left a lasting impression on American visual arts, sciences, literature, and politics. She shows how he inspired a network of like-minded individuals who would go on to embrace the spirit of exploration, decry slavery, advocate for the welfare of Native Americans, and extol America's wilderness as a signature component of the nation's sense of self. Harvey traces how Humboldt's ideas influenced the transcendentalists and the landscape painters of the Hudson River School, and laid the foundations for the Smithsonian Institution, the Sierra Club, and the National Park Service. Alexander von Humboldt and the United States looks at paintings, sculptures, maps, and artifacts, and features works by leading American artists such as Albert Bierstadt, George Catlin, Frederic Church, and Samuel F. B. Morse. Published in association with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC Exhibition Schedule Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC March 20-August 16, 2020, The enduring influence of naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt on American art, culture, and politicsAlexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was one of the most influential scientists and thinkers of his age. A Prussian-born geographer, naturalist, explorer, and illustrator, he was a prolific writer whose books graced the shelves of Americ, The enduring influence of naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt on American art, culture, and politics Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was one of the most influential scientists and thinkers of his age. A Prussian-born geographer, naturalist, explorer, and illustrator, he was a prolific writer whose books graced the shelves of American artists, scientists, philosophers, and politicians. Humboldt visited the United States for six weeks in 1804, engaging in a lively exchange of ideas with such figures as Thomas Jefferson and the painter Charles Willson Peale. It was perhaps the most consequential visit by a European traveler in the young nation's history, one that helped to shape an emerging American identity grounded in the natural world. In this beautifully illustrated book, Eleanor Jones Harvey examines how Humboldt left a lasting impression on American visual arts, sciences, literature, and politics. She shows how he inspired a network of like-minded individuals who would go on to embrace the spirit of exploration, decry slavery, advocate for the welfare of Native Americans, and extol America's wilderness as a signature component of the nation's sense of self. Harvey traces how Humboldt's ideas influenced the transcendentalists and the landscape painters of the Hudson River School, and laid the foundations for the Smithsonian Institution, the Sierra Club, and the National Park Service. Alexander von Humboldt and the United States looks at paintings, sculptures, maps, and artifacts, and features works by leading American artists such as Albert Bierstadt, George Catlin, Frederic Church, and Samuel F. B. Morse. Published in association with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC Exhibition Schedule Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC September 18, 2020-January 3, 2021
LC Classification Number
NX503.7.H37 2020
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