Download or read book Philadelphia s 1876 Centennial Exhibition written by Linda P. Gross and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005-08-17 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Held in Philadelphia from May 10 through October 10, the 1876 Centennial Exhibition celebrated the 100th anniversary of American independence. Philadelphia hosted 37 nations in five main buildings and 250 additional structures on 285 acres of land. The celebration looked backward to commemorate the progress made over the 100-year period, and it announced to the world that American invention and innovation was on a par with that of our foreign counterparts. Patriotism abounded, as did messages of industrial and commercial prowess that promised a brighter future for all. Over nine million people attended this awesome consumer spectacle, an event that set the tone for a long series of world’s fairs yet to come.

Download or read book Centennial Exposition Described and Illustrated written by J. S. Ingram and published by Philadelphia ; Springfield, Mass., [etc.] : Hubbard Bros.. This book was released on 1876 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Including history of the Centennial from inception to final closing ceremonies, description of the principal buildings, foreign pavilions, booths and state buildings, with their interesting displays, exhibits of resources and products of the nations of the world; the most ingenious devices in Machinery Hall, woman's work in Woman's Pavilion, mineralogical, archaeological and geological collections from all states of the Union, the wonders of the Swiss watch department, the Centennial live stock exhibition, memorial parades and anniversaries of various orders, great state days, awards to exhibitors foreign and American, and numerous other subjects showing the magnitude and character of the New World's Fair, and illustrating the best achievements of human genius, industry and skill from all lands and all peoples.

Download or read book The Illustrated History of the Centennial Exhibition Held in Commemoration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence written by James D. McCabe and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 962 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Official Guide to the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition Portland Oregon June 1 to October 15 1905 written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Designing the Centennial written by Bruno Giberti and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-03-17 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1876 United States Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia was not only the United States' first important world's fair, it signaled significant changes in the very shape of knowledge. Quarrels between participants in the exhibition represented a greater conflict as the world transitioned between two different kinds of modernity—the Enlightenment of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to the High Modern period of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. At the center of this movement was a shift in the perceived relationship between seeing and knowing and in the perception of what makes an object valuable—its usefulness as a subject of study and learning versus its ability to be bought and sold on the market. Arguments over design of the Centennial reflected these opposing viewpoints. Initial plans were rigidly structured, dividing the exhibits by country and type. But as some exhibitors became more interested in the preferences of their audience, they adopted a more modern stance. Objects traditionally displayed in isolated glass boxes were placed in fictive context—the necklace draped over a mannequin, the vase set on a table in a model room. As a result, the audience could more easily perceive these items as commodities suitable for their own environments and the fair as a place to find ideas for a material lifestyle. Designing the Centennial is a vital first look at the design process and the nature of the display. Bruno Giberti uses official reports of the U.S. Centennial Commission and photographs of the Centennial Photographic Company, as well as the ephemera of the exhibition and literary accounts in books, magazines, and newspapers to illuminate how the 1876 fair revealed changes to come: in future world's fairs, museums, department stores, and in the nature of display itself.

Download or read book Philadelphia s 1876 Centennial Exhibition written by Linda P. Gross and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Held in Philadelphia from May 10 through October 10, the 1876 Centennial Exhibition celebrated the 100th anniversary of American independence. Philadelphia hosted 37 nations in five main buildings and 250 additional structures on 285 acres of land. The celebration looked backward to commemorate the progress made over the 100-year period, and it announced to the world that American invention and innovation was on a par with that of our foreign counterparts. Patriotism abounded, as did messages of industrial and commercial prowess that promised a brighter future for all. Over nine million people attended this awesome consumer spectacle, an event that set the tone for a long series of world's fairs yet to come.

Download or read book The Centennial Exposition Described and illustrated Being a Concise and Graphic Description of this Grand Enterprise Commemorative of the First Centennary of American Independence written by J. S. Ingram and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-06-01 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

Download or read book Official History of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition written by Herman Justi and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report on the United States Government Exhibit at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition Nashville 1897 written by United States. Board of Management of Governmental Exhibit, Tennessee Centennial Exposition, 1897 and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition Commission for the State of Oregon written by Oregon. Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition Commission and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Power and Posterity written by Kimberly Orcutt and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A milestone in American cultural history, the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia was one of the most broadly shared, heavily attended, and thoroughly documented public experiences of the nineteenth century. Power and Posterity illuminates how the art featured in the celebration informed and reflected national debates over the country's identity and its role in the world. The Centennial's fine arts display, which included both a government-sanctioned selection of American works and significant contributions from sixteen other countries, spurred a transformation in the American art world. Drawing from official records, published criticism, guidebooks, poems, and satire, Kimberly Orcutt provides a nuanced, in-depth study of the exhibition. She considers the circumstances of the artworks' creation, the ideological positions expressed through their installation, and the responses of critics, collectors, and the general public as they evolved from antebellum nationalism to a postwar cosmopolitanism in which artists and collectors took the international stage. Orcutt reveals how the fair democratized the fine arts, gave art criticism newfound reach and authority, and led art museums to proliferate across the country. Deeply researched, thoughtfully written, and featuring a mix of more than eighty full-color and black-and-white illustrations, this thorough and insightful book will appeal to those interested in American culture and history, the art world, and world's fairs and exhibitions in Philadelphia and beyond.

Download or read book Texas Centennial Exposition written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers (74) H.J. Res. 293.

Download or read book Texas Centennial Exposition Hearings on H J Res 293 May 23 1935 written by United States. Congress. House. Foreign Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Accepting Invitation to Participate in the Brazilian Centennial Exposition written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Industrial Arts and Expositions and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of the Kansas Commissioners to the Louisiana Purchase Centennial Exposition St Louis Missouri 1904 written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Frank Leslie s Historical Register of the Centennial Exposition written by Frank Leslie and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: