The Huntington
Title | The Huntington PDF eBook |
Author | Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery |
Publisher | Huntington Library Press |
Pages | 88 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
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The treasures of the Huntington—literary, historic, artistic, and botanical—are captured in this beautiful volume. Lavishly illustrated with nearly 130 full-color photographs and containing a wealth of information about the collections, the book is both a pictorial treat and a fascinating resource for anyone wanting to learn more about the Huntington.
The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye
Title | The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye PDF eBook |
Author | Raoul Lefèvre |
Publisher | |
Pages | 552 |
Release | 1894 |
Genre | Troy (Extinct city) |
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The Birds of America
Title | The Birds of America PDF eBook |
Author | John James Audubon |
Publisher | |
Pages | 476 |
Release | 1842 |
Genre | Birds |
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This edition has 65 new images, making a total of 500. The original configurations were altered so that there is only one species per plate. The text is a revision of the Ornithological Biography, rearranged according to Audubon's Synopsis of the Birds of North America (1839).
Black Huntington
Title | Black Huntington PDF eBook |
Author | Cicero M Fain III |
Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 2019-05-16 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0252051432 |
By 1930, Huntington had become West Virginia's largest city. Its booming economy and relatively tolerant racial climate attracted African Americans from across Appalachia and the South. Prosperity gave these migrants political clout and spurred the formation of communities that defined black Huntington--factors that empowered blacks to confront institutionalized and industrial racism on the one hand and the white embrace of Jim Crow on the other. Cicero M. Fain III illuminates the unique cultural identity and dynamic sense of accomplishment and purpose that transformed African American life in Huntington. Using interviews and untapped archival materials, Fain details the rise and consolidation of the black working class as it pursued, then fulfilled, its aspirations. He also reveals how African Americans developed a host of strategies--strong kin and social networks, institutional development, property ownership, and legal challenges--to defend their gains in the face of the white status quo. Eye-opening and eloquent, Black Huntington makes visible another facet of the African American experience in Appalachia.
Blue Boy & Co.
Title | Blue Boy & Co. PDF eBook |
Author | Catherine Hess |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2016-01-15 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 379135468X |
2017 PubWest Book Design Bronze Award Winner for Art Book This book offers a celebration of one of America’s most important collections of European art, housed in The Huntington, among the world’s great cultural, research, and educational centers. Gainsborough’s Blue Boy is just one of the masterpieces contained in the Huntington Galleries—the first public collection of Old Master painting, sculpture, and decorative arts in Southern California, and among the most important collections of British Grand Manner portraits anywhere. Over one hundred of the most impressive works housed at The Huntington, including paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, and works on paper, are published together for the first time in this handsome catalog. Breathtaking in their range, these works are presented in a dynamic format that juxtaposes medium, style, and cultural origin. The result is a visually stunning selection of European masterpieces that will serve as both a guide to The Huntington's collection and an enlightening compendium for anyone interested in European art.
The Girls of Huntington House
Title | The Girls of Huntington House PDF eBook |
Author | Blossom Elfman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Education |
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Adolescence.
The Huntington Library, Art Gallery, and Botanical Gardens
Title | The Huntington Library, Art Gallery, and Botanical Gardens PDF eBook |
Author | Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell |
Publisher | |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Art museums |
ISBN | 9780873282703 |