Henry Edwards Huntington, 1850-1927
Author | : William Newnham Chattin Carlton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 1927 |
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Author | : William Newnham Chattin Carlton |
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Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 1927 |
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Author | : James Thorpe |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 676 |
Release | : 1994-08-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780520913660 |
A legendary book collector, a connoisseur of fine art, a horticulturist, and a philanthropist, Henry Edwards Huntington is perhaps best known as the founder of the world-renowned Huntington Library, Art Gallery, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California. James Thorpe's comprehensive biography of Huntington tells the richly human story of the man who became America's greatest book collector and was a leading figure in the development of southern California. Henry Edwards Huntington was born in New York State in 1850. He began working at the age of 17, eventually moved to California, and in later years was hailed for his vision in developing the street railway system that created the structure of the Los Angeles area. Always a lover of books, Huntington acquired many spectacular volumes—among them the complete Gutenberg Bible on vellum and the library of the Earl of Bridgewater. He also built a splendid art collection and established a grand botanical garden on the grounds of the buildings that would house his art and books. Then, in an act of philanthropy seldom equaled, he gave these great treasures to the public. The intimate side of Huntington's life appears in these pages, too. Thorpe has culled a vast trove of private letters, diaries, and other documents that reveal Huntington's exceptional personal qualities. The author's well-rounded biography of this unassuming yet gifted American is also richly evocative of the times in which Henry Edwards Huntington lived.
Author | : James Thorpe |
Publisher | : Huntington Library Press |
Total Pages | : 62 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Capitalists and financiers |
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Author | : Robert O. Schad |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1957 |
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Author | : Robert Oliver Schad |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1975 |
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Author | : Selena A. Spurgeon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 133 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Art |
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Author | : Shelley M. Bennett |
Publisher | : Huntington Library Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780873282536 |
The Art of Wealth provides a fresh perspective on the complicated mix of public and private motives and models that characterized art collecting and philanthropy in America in the early twentieth-century. The author focuses on four remarkable individuals: Collis Huntington, who started out as a peddler and went on to found a railroad empire; his second wife, Arabella, a woman of great intelligence and taste; her son, Archer, who devoted his life to creating and supporting museums; and Collis's nephew, Henry E. Huntington, who built up an extraordinary foundation and then gave it to the public as an enduring legacy.
Author | : James Thorpe |
Publisher | : Huntington Library Press |
Total Pages | : 83 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780873281058 |
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 373 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : Libraries |
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Author | : C.C. Baldwin |
Publisher | : Рипол Классик |
Total Pages | : 989 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 5874721363 |