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9781584655657

The St. Johnsbury Athenaeum

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    9781584655657

  • ISBN10:

    1584655658

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-02-28
  • Publisher: Hardscrabble Books
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Summary

Come and discover one of Vermont's great cultural treasures! The St. Johnsbury Athenaeum's art collection offers an expansive view of American art during the 1870s, the nation's Centennial era. Masterworks by leading American and European artists-including Albert Bierstadt, Worthington Whittredge, Chauncey Bradley Ives, and Adolphe William Bouguereau-are featured in the Athenaeum's elegant gallery, which is carefully preserved in its original form.

Author Biography

MARK D. MITCHELL is assistant curator of nineteenth-century art at the National Academy Museum in New York City. He has contributed to several recent scholarly catalogues and published Francis A. Silva: In His Own Light (2002).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7(2)
Welcome
9(2)
A Visitor's Guide to Looking At Art
11(2)
The Lens of History: An Art Collection for St. Johnsbury
13(124)
Catalogue of the Collection
Art Gallery
32(60)
Library
92(28)
Self-Guided Tours
Masterworks: Highlights of the Collection (§)
120(4)
ArtKids: A Visit for Families (Δ)
124(4)
1876: Centennial Horizons (†)
128(4)
Personal Histories: A Glimpse into Nineteenth-Century Life
132(5)
Resources for Teachers 137(10)
Further Reading 147(2)
Index 149

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