The Eye of Thomas Jefferson
Author : John Carter Brown
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Page : 411 pages
File Size : 17,31 MB
Release : 1976
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Author : John Carter Brown
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Page : 411 pages
File Size : 17,31 MB
Release : 1976
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Author : William Howard Adams
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,90 MB
Release : 1976
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Author : William Howard Adams
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Page : 478 pages
File Size : 47,17 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
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On the occasion of the anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth, The Eye of Thomas Jefferson, a major contribution to the study of Jefferson and his world, is available once again. This extensive catalogue was originally produced by the National Gallery of Art to accompany a vast exhibition of Jeffersonian artifacts for the bicentennial of the American Revolution. Because Jefferson's world was wide, his eye discerning, and his intellect extraordinary, the exhibition catalogue is wide-ranging. From the United States and Europe, the book brings together works of art from Jefferson's world: paintings and sculptures that he admired, works that he owned, and portraits and sculptures of himself and his contemporaries. Items of material culture, including furniture and silver, are also included, along with reflections of Jefferson's architectural interests and achievements, revealed in the buildings he admired and those that he designed. Highlights of the exhibition catalogue include The Medici Venus; David's The Death of Socrates; Houdon's marble busts of Washington, Franklin, and Jefferson; Trumbull's famous series of paintings of the American Revolution; examples of paintings from the Paris Salons of 1785, 1787, and 1789, which Jefferson visited while minister to France; Saint-Memin's portraits of Osage Indians; and much more. With more than 600 illustrations, The Eye of Thomas Jefferson is a major work of scholarship. The thoroughness of the entries, written by well-qualified scholars, makes this an indispensable reference work not only on Jefferson, but also on the world of the arts in the era of the American and French Revolutions. The book is an incomparable source to the rich backgroundof Jefferson's life and work.
Author : Noble E. Cunningham
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 21,20 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780813908212
University Press of Virginia film negatives used for the printing of the book.
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Page : 412 pages
File Size : 22,8 MB
Release : 1976
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Author : William Howard Adams
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Page : 411 pages
File Size : 15,91 MB
Release : 1976
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Author : Forrest McDonald
Publisher : Lawrence : University Press of Kansas
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 45,84 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Biography & Autobiography
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The aim of the American Presidency Series is to present historians and the general reading public with interesting, scholarly assessment of the various presidential administrations. These interpretive surveys are intended to cover the broad ground between biographies, specialized monographs, and journalistic accounts.
Author : William Howard Adams
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Page : 411 pages
File Size : 20,49 MB
Release : 1976
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Author : William Howard Adams
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Page : 412 pages
File Size : 49,88 MB
Release : 1976
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Author : Joseph J. Ellis
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 26,48 MB
Release : 1998-11-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0375727469
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER Following Thomas Jefferson from the drafting of the Declaration of Independence to his retirement in Monticello, Joseph J. Ellis unravels the contradictions of the Jeffersonian character. He gives us the slaveholding libertarian who was capable of decrying mescegenation while maintaing an intimate relationship with his slave, Sally Hemmings; the enemy of government power who exercisdd it audaciously as president; the visionarty who remained curiously blind to the inconsistencies in his nature. American Sphinx is a marvel of scholarship, a delight to read, and an essential gloss on the Jeffersonian legacy.