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Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Catalog that accompanied an exhibit on George Pope Morris, an important New York journalist and publisher of the 19th century who published works by many well-known literary figures of the time and who supported many important artists of the day. Exhibit shown in 2009 at the Putnam Historical Society and the Boston Athenaeum. Illustrated throughout. Measures 8.5'" x 11" with 67 pages. In excellent condition. SALE PRICE.…

Softbound. Condizione: As New. Brown and white illustrated wraps. 67 pp., profusely illustrated in bw. Published to accompany an exhibition held from September 23 - December 5, 2009. From 1823 to 1846, George Pope Morris (1802 1864) was editor and publisher of the most popular literary journals of the day, including the New-York Mirror and the Home Journal, which was the journalistic ancestor of the magazine Town and Country. Morris published the writings of William Cullen Bryant, Lydia Maria Child, Fitz-Greene Halleck, Washington Irving, and Edgar Allan Poe and serialized the works of Charles Dickens. Morris himself was the author of dozens of critical articles, poems, and popular songs. As a friend and supporter of American artists including Asher Durand and Thomas Cole, he played a key role in the development and promotion of the Hudson River School as the first major movement in the history of American art. The exhibition includes paintings, prints, photographs, letters, books, periodicals, and sheet music that represent Morris's pioneering achievements as a writer, poet, critic, journalist, and publisher.…