Download or read book Horatio Greenough and the Form Majestic The Biography of the Nation s First Washington Monument written by Harry Rand and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art, history, and political drama all meld together in this one dramatic story about one dramatic sculpture. The nation's first federally-commissioned monument, Horatio Greenough's huge marble statue of George Washington, sits near the entrance of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Meant to be the symbolic focus of the whole continent--at the very center of the US Capitol--the monument instead seems a sadly curious relic. This book tells the tale of its demotion from stardom to obscurity: the story is stranger than fiction, including an attempted murder; fights in the USA, Britain, and Italy; and political maneuvering. Horatio Greenough and the Form Majestic: The Biography of the Nation's First Washington Monument presents new research into the complicated tale. It translates and explains the monument's Latin inscription and offers the story of how the work was brought to America by a sea captain subsequently immortalized by Herman Melville. The book also untangles and decodes the monument's symbolism for the average spectator and art lovers alike. This is the story of the commissioning, conception, execution, transportation, installation and re-location, the public's bemused and often fond reception, subsequently frequent re-positionings, and so much more of the nation's first monument to George Washington. Horatio Greenough's statue rests at the heart of an amazing tale, never told before this book.

Download or read book A Memorial of Horatio Greenough written by Henry Theodore Tuckerman and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Memorial of Horatio Greenough written by Henry Theodore Tuckerman and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book A Memorial of Horatio Greenough Consisting of a memoir selections fromhis writings and tributes to his genius written by Henry Theodore TUCKERMAN and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Reaction to Greenough s Statue of George Washington written by John Laster and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the Washington National Monument and Washington National Monument Society written by Frederick Loviad Harvey and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Memorial of Horatio Greenough Praying the Removal of the Statue of Washington from Its Present Position in the Rotundo to the Grounds in Front of the Western Facade of the Capital written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Library and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book A Treasury of Knowledge and Cyclop dia of History Science and Art written by Robert Sears and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book A Memorial of Horatio Greenough written by Henry Theodore Tuckerman and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ A Memorial Of Horatio Greenough: Consisting Of A Memoir, Selections From His Writings, And Tributes To His Genius Henry Theodore Tuckerman, Horatio Greenough G.P. Putnam & Co., 1853

Download or read book Teachable Monuments written by Sierra Rooney and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2021-03-11 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monuments around the world have become the focus of intense and sustained discussions, activism, vandalism, and removal. Since the convulsive events of 2015 and 2017, during which white supremacists committed violence in the shadow of Confederate symbols, and the 2020 nationwide protests against racism and police brutality, protesters and politicians in the United States have removed Confederate monuments, as well as monuments to historical figures like Christopher Columbus and Dr. J. Marion Sims, questioning their legitimacy as present-day heroes that their place in the public sphere reinforces. The essays included in this anthology offer guidelines and case studies tailored for students and teachers to demonstrate how monuments can be used to deepen civic and historical engagement and social dialogue. Essays analyze specific controversies throughout North America with various outcomes as well as examples of monuments that convey outdated or unwelcome value systems without prompting debate.

Download or read book Horatio Greenough The First American Sculptor With Plates Including Portraits and Illustrations of His Work written by Nathalia Wright and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Here George Washington was Born written by Seth C. Bruggeman and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enhanced with photos, this book tells the story of how a stone marker set down in 1815 on the spot where George Washington's family house had burned in 1779 later resulted in the creation of the first birthplace monument in America.