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Author
Publisher
Maker Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Patent models, working models required for US patent filings from 1790 to 1880, offer insight into - and inspiration from - a period of intense technological advancement, the Industrial Revolution. The Rothschild Petersen Patent Model Museum collection consists of thousands of patent models, many from the 19th century. This book features the most outstanding of these patent models, and offers deep insight into the cultural, economic and political...
12) Herb and Dorothy
Publisher
Arthouse Films
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of a postal clerk and a librarian who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means.
Author
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Traces the parallel stories of nineteenth-century art patron Charles Ephrussi and his unique collection of 360 miniature netsuke Japanese ivory carvings, documenting Ephrussi's relationship with Marcel Proust and the impact of the Holocaust on his cosmopolitan family.
Author
Publisher
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
A fresh exploration of Native American art that positions the work within the broader context of North American art history. This landmark publication presents Native American art within the broader context of American art history, through an examination of notable works from a major private collection. The insightful texts provide a new evaluation of the art, culture, and daily life of numerous North American tribes, including Acoma, Apache, Cheyenne,...
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