Download or read book A Guide to and Outline of the Winterthur Museum Collections of Arts of the American Home written by Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Survey of American Arts and a Guide to and Outline of the Winterthur Museum Collections of Arts of the American Home Including American made and Imported Objects written by Charles F. Montgomery and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Survey of American Arts and a Guide to and Outline of the Winterthur Museum Collections of Arts of the American Home written by Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Winterthur Museum Libraries Collection of Printed Books and Periodicals General catalog written by Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. Libraries and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guide to Winterthur Museum Country Estate written by and published by Winterthur Museum. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winterthur offers a rare combination of beauty, history, art, and learning. Nestled in the scenic Brandywine Valley of Delaware, the estate is the former home of three generations of du Ponts, including Henry Francis du Pont, a scion of the family whose industrial achievements played a significant role in American history. Entering the estate, visitors encounter tangible reminders of its past. Rolling meadows, freshwater ponds, stone bridges, greenhouses, dairy barns, a vast garden, workers' housing, and an imposing mansion all remind us of the days when Winterthur figured prominently in the American country estate movement. In the 1920s, the property encompassed more than 2,600 acres and housed some 250 resident workers. It consisted of numerous farms; the finest dairy herd of Holstein-Friesian cattle in America; an expansive, wooded landscape with a naturalistic garden; and a family manor house that provided the perfect setting for country-house weekend entertaining. While developing the family home as a country estate and collecting the finest American decorative arts, H. F. du Pont was also beginning to envision a wider role for his Winterthur--one that would eventually include opening the mansion and grounds to the public, offering all a glimpse of life in the past: "My idea of Winterthur is that it is a country estate museum, to show Americans of the future what a country place and farm were like." Since 1951, its guests have enjoyed just that experience. Today Winterthur's thousand-acre estate offers much for visitors to explore: a world-class museum of decorative arts that celebrates the best in style and craftsmanship; a romantic landscape of incomparable beauty that imparts the peace and great calm of a country place; a naturalistic garden that combines the art of horticulture and landscape design; and a superlative research library that supports Winterthur's graduate programs in early American culture and art conservation.
Download or read book Winterthur Museum and Gardens written by Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Installation of Historic Architecture at Winterthur written by Carol E. Borchert and published by Winterthur Museum. This book was released on 1998 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An American Vision written by Wendy A. Cooper and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The culmination of Henry Francis du Pont's lifelong vision and passion for collecting, the Winterthur Museum houses the premier collection dedicated to American decorative arts. To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Winterthur, the National Gallery of Art, Washington, presents an incomparable selection of masterpieces chosen according to the very principles espoused by du Pont himself: rarity, beauty, historical association and provenance. The result, An American Vision, offers an array of the vast riches of this remarkable museum."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Download or read book Eye for Excellence written by Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum and published by Winterthur Museum. This book was released on 1994 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A richly-illustrated catalog featuring the best of the museum's collection, according to its own curators. Arranged by category (metalwork, glass, ceramics, furniture, textiles and embroidery, paintings and prints, books and manuscripts), with short introductory essays and detailed information on each object illustrated.
Download or read book Traditional American Rooms written by Brent Hull and published by Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ideal sourcebook for architects, woodworkers, and homeowners, this beautiful reference showcases the stunning architectural details of the Winterthur Museum. This guided tour explores 33 rooms from the Georgian and Federal periods with stunning photography, architectural terms, detailed drawings, and fascinating commentary.
Download or read book Arts and the Home in Early America an Introduction to the Winterthur Museum written by Craig A. Gilborn and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Caring for Your Cherished Objects written by Joy Gardiner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cherished objects and family heirlooms hold a special place in our lives. Whether they are personal letters, grandmother’s silverware, or the favorite stuffed animal from your childhood, these items all have significance and are part of your cultural heritage. Caring for Your Cherished Objects: The Winterthur Guide provides practical information about what you should and shouldn’t do to prolong the life of your objects, including advice about proper storage and display. The book will help you to assess your possessions, understand which objects are most vulnerable, and avoid the situations that will put them at more risk. Illustrations demonstrate the kinds of problems you may see on your own items or warning signs that indicate that some sort of action—whether preventive, conservative, or restorative—is warranted. Learn the difference between those terms. Sidebars in each chapter address the science behind the whys and hows to caring for the wide range of specific kinds of objects covered—from ephemera, documents, books, works of art on paper, photographs, and organic objects to textiles, ceramics, glass, metal objects, furniture, and frames. Included are the procedures that can be safely done by an owner as well as those that require the services of conservation professionals. So that you aren’t left to wander the Internet, a Resources section provides a list of reliable professional organizations as well as suggested readings, websites, and lists of suppliers to aid you in caring for your cherished objects. The authors of Caring for Your Cherished Objects are highly trained, experienced experts who have cared for thousands of precious objects and have a passion for the topic. In addition to caring for the collection at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, they teach, consult, and lecture on the care of cultural heritage to students, professionals, and the public.
Download or read book The Winterthur Museum Libraries Collection of Printed Books and Periodicals General catalog written by Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. Libraries and published by Scholarly Resources, Incorporated. This book was released on 1974 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com.
Download or read book Henry F Du Pont and Winterthur written by Ruth Lord and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Henry du Pont and the museum of Americana he envisioned.
Download or read book Art Museums of America written by Lila Sherman and published by New York : Morrow. This book was released on 1980 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Winterthur Museum Libraries Collection of Printed Books and Periodicals Rare book catalog Auction catalogs Shaker collection written by Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. Libraries and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Lauren Rogers Museum of Art written by Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (Laurel, Miss.) and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2003 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art The Lauren Rogers Museum of Art opened in 1923 as the first art museum in Mississippi. Its rich treasury of works by acclaimed masters focuses on European art, American art, Japanese prints, Native American baskets, and English Georgian silver. This handbook showcases each of these magnificent collections. Comprising eighteenth- and nineteenth-century paintings from the French salon, the Barbizon School, and French realism, the European collection in-cludes canvases by Eugéne Boudin, Jean Fran?ois Millet, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, Rosa Bonheur, and others. The American collection of paintings, sculpture, and works on paper is the keystone of the museum's permanent holdings. It includes paintings from the Hudson River School, American impressionism, The Ten, the Ashcan School, American regionalism, and early modernism, as well as other major art movements of the twentieth century. Included are works by Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, Thomas Moran, Mary Cassatt, Robert Henri, Charles Burchfield, Richmond Barthé, Fairfield Porter, Romare Bearden, and others. Works by master artists Hiroshige, Hokusai, and Utamaro are among 160 woodblock prints in the Japanese ukiyo-e collection. Themes of these prints include landscapes, beautiful women, and theater. Upon the founding of the museum, 500 Native American baskets were the gift of Catherine Marshall Gardiner. Some eighty tribes are represented with remarkable woven objects from the entire continent of North America. The English Georgian silver collection, the gift of Thomas and Harriet Gibbons, exemplifies the highest achieve-ments of master silversmiths of the era. It comprises 105 pieces of sterling, most pieces used for the serving of tea. They include elegant tea caddies, urns, epergnes, and baskets for cakes and sweetmeats. With full-color photographs and detailed descriptions, this handbook is an exciting overview of a remarkable treasury of visual art. The Lauren Rogers Museum of Art is an elegant neo-Georgian edifice located at Fifth Avenue and Seventh Street in Laurel, Mississippi.
