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 American Furniture written by Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Winterthur Story written by and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Glass in Early America written by Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of 17th-, 18th- and 19th-century American glass is based upon the Henry Francis du Pont collection in the Winterthur Museum. Categories include ornamental vases, lighting devices and bottles. Most objects are shown life-size and each carries a physical description and brief history.
Download or read book Henry F Du Pont and Winterthur written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 300 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 American Material Culture written by Ann Smart Martin and published by Winterthur Museum. This book was released on 1997 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourteen essays in this volume provide an important cross section of new research on the current state of American material culture scholarship. From Tupperware to stuffed owls, modern dolls to colonial portraits, the subjects that the authors study demonstrate that things provoke and sustain human dramas.
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 Annual Report Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum written by Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 388 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 American Furniture written by Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life at Winterthur written by Maggie Lidz and published by Winterthur Museum. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before it became a museum, Winterthur was a family home. Babies were born there, children grew up there, young people married there, and old people died there. Through photographs, letters, sketches, and even recipes, this scrapbook chronicles the public and private aspects of life at the busy estate. Published in conjunction with the museum's 50th anniversary celebration, Life at Winterthur begins in 1874, the year the estate was given to Henry Algernon du Pont as a wedding gift, and ends with the 1947 nuptials of his youngest granddaughter, Ruth Ellen -- the last great private celebration before the home opened as a museum. Never-before-published photographs and personal reminiscences enliven this pictorial history of life at one of America's grand old country estates.
Download or read book The Winterthur Garden written by Denise Magnani and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2004-04-06 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Winterthur Garden is the story of Henry Francis du Pont's lifelong love affair with his home, as well as a biography of one of America's great public gardens. Author Denise Magnani, curator of landscape at Winterthur, offers an engagingly intimate portrait of the man and his environment, documenting the evolution of a single garden and detailing its relationship to the interior of the house, from which it can be viewed. The masterpiece that du Pont created in Wilmington, Delaware, is now open for the public to enjoy, but for years it functioned as a private horticultural laboratory where du Pont - primarily known as a visionary collector of works of the American decorative arts - experimented as much with the landscape as with individual plant species gathered from the far corners of the globe. While, today, the garden may appear to be an informal, almost unplanned assemblage of plant varieties and colors, blooming in coincidental, if exquisite, sequence, in truth, nearly every square inch and every happy juxtaposition of color were meticulously planned by its loving owner.The text, which also features additional essays contributed by specialists from numerous disciplines, is breathtakingly illustrated by lush photographs of the garden taken by landscape photographer Carol Betsch. This newly issued paperback edition of the book features a completely new foreword by Winterthur's current director, Leslie Greene Bowman.
Download or read book The Edward Deming Andrews Memorial Shaker Collection written by Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum and published by Scholarly Title. This book was released on 1987 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Winterthur Library Revealed written by Winterthur Library and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Two Centuries of Prints in America 1680 1880 written by Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum and published by Winterthur Museum. This book was released on 1987 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This catalogue presents a self-portrait of the society & culture that flourished in America from the beginning of the 18th century to the crisis years of the middle 1800s.
Download or read book Discover the Winterthur Estate written by Pauline K. Eversmann and published by Winterthur Museum. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated history of the Winterthur estate, tracing the evolution of the farm, dairy, garden, and house, with a brief history of the DuPont family. Archival photographs are complemented by contemporary color images
Download or read book Winterthur written by J. Cantor and published by Winterthur Museum. This book was released on 1991 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated tour of Winterthur, including new color photography, highlighting the best-known museum rooms & garden sights.
