compass clock defining moments di wilmerding john (30 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Used: Acceptable. Hardback with D/J and plastic cover (NOT ex library) in good condition. Through analysis of literature, art, and architecture within their cultural contexts, Wilmerding (American Art, Princeton University; and, Curator in the Departments of American Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) focuses on three turning points in American history. ISBN 0-8109-4096-5 0810940965.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.4.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.4.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.4.

Condizione: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Condizione: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good+. Grey boards. Decorated jacket. 250 x 185 mm. 256 pp. B&w and colour illustrations. Includes endnotes and index. Jacket is a little scuffed, with a few small tears and a little mild wear around head and tail of spine. Neat clear tape repair inside, at foot of spine. Book.

hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Used - Good.

Couverture rigide. Condizione: Très bon état. In-4 relié 25,4 cm sur 18,8. Livre en anglais. Très bon état d'occasion. in-4°.

Condizione: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Hardcover. Condizione: Book fine, Dust jacket fine. 1st. Bound in the publisher's original cloth with the spine stamped in silver.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Hardcover; inscribed by author John Wilmerding; in very good condition with dustjacket. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Hardcover. Several marks and scores on dust jacket. Three centimetre tear on front upper leading corner. One centimetre tear on front cover next to spine head. Jacket and hardcover leading corners, edges and spine ends are slightly worn. Pen mark on page block head. Binding is tight, contents are clean and clear throughout. AM. Used.

25.5 x 18.0cms 256pp colour & b/w illusts fine hardback & dustwrapper This book shows how how American writers and artists expressed their country's evolving identity in 1800 1850 and 1900. It shows how America began to define itself as a republic; demonstrated its self-confidence prosperity and growth; expressed its anxieties.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Very Good + Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Have A Small Amount Of Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Is Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Very Good + Condition. Tiny Bit Of Shelf Wear/Rub. Tiniest Bit Of Wear Along The Edges. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Wrapper. Thanks And Enjoy. Book.

hardcover. 90 illus., 15 in color. 4to, cloth, d.w. (N.Y.): Abrams, (1999). vg.

Hardcover. 256pp, 90 illustrations, 15 in colour. As new, clean, tight & bright condition, with bright and crisp dust jacket.

hardcover. Condizione: near fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: very good(+). Illustrated in black and white and in color. 256 pages. Small 4to, grey cloth, d.w. (price-clipped, spine sunned). New York: Abrams, (1999). Signed by Wilmerding on the title page. Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper.

Very good in lightly edgeworn, lightly soiled dust jacket. hardbound 1" tear top back jacket. Remainder mark on bottom edge. Illustrated.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st. Cloth, 256 pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Remainder mark/tail edge. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. *** "In this provocative book, a prominent art historian discusses the evolution of American culture--literature, art, architecture, and music--during the 19th century as the nation expanded and matured. John Wilmerding focuses on three turning points-around 1800, when America began to find its identity as a republic; the mid-century, a self-confident period of prosperity and growth; and the century's close, a time of anxiety over profound changes in the psychological and physical dimensions of life. The author provides stimulating analyses of the masterworks of these periods--from Walden and Moby-Dick to the paintings of Thomas Eakins and Winslow Homer--finding common threads and complementary expressions among the images that writers and visual artists alike used to convey the mood and vision of each distinctive era. / JOHN WILMERDING is Sarofim Professor of American Art at Princeton University and visiting curator in the Departments of American Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The former deputy director of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, Wilmerding has written a number of books on American art, including Abrams' Andrew Wyeth: The Helga Pictures. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey." - Publisher. Size: 4to.

Hardbound. Condizione: VG/VG. Grey cloth with white lettering and illus dj; 256 pp. with several color and bw illustrations.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.

Hardcover. Condizione: F. Condizione sovraccoperta: F. First Edition. 90 illustrations, including 15 plates in full color. The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart mylar cover. ; Color and B & W Photographs and Illustrations; Large 8vo.; 256 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover and dust jacket are good copy except for slight rubbing along spine ends and corners. Remainder mark.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDAmazon.com As a professor at Princeton University, visiting curator at the Metropolitan Museum, and former deputy director of the National Gallery, John Wilmerding has established himself as a preeminent scholar of American art history. In his current work, Compass and Clock: Defining Moments in American Culture, Wilmerding steps beyond the parameters of the strictly art-historical and offers a fresh perspective on American intellectual history. Compass and Clock focuses on three turning points in American history, the years around 1800, 1850, and 1900, and examines how their literary, architectural, and art-historical forces synergize and embody the mood of the expanding and maturing nation. Placing important works of literature, architecture, and visual arts in their cultural context, Wilmerding skillfully demonstrates how America expressed itself as it evolved as a nation in the 19th century. For example, by juxtaposing close readings of Melville</a's Moby Dick and Whitman's Leaves of Grass with discussion of formal and iconographical elements of Robert Mills's Washington Monument and the landscapes of Hugh Lane, he shows how each embodies the sense of expansiveness, self-confidence, and flourishing prosperity that defined America's self-image around 1850. Wilmerding proves himself equally comfortable and adept at literary examination and political analysis as he is at examination of visual arts and architecture. Extensive quotations from books and reproductions of paintings under analysis supplement the study. At the same time academically rigorous and conversational in tone, Compass and Clock provides important clues to the evolution of the U.S. as a nation and people. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack From Library Journal Noted art historian Wilmerding has written a fascinating study of American culture by focusing on three pivotal periods--the beginning of the 19th century, the century's midpoint, and its close in 1900. Reviving the notion (less than fashionable in recent years) that there are such things as pinpointable historical turning points, Wilmerding takes these three moments as launch points for his engrossing and cross-disciplinary look at art, literature, architecture, and music. Weaving together commentary on artists, writers, and others, he both defines each moment and shows how it led to the next point in the century. Lavishly illustrated with examples of the art works discussed, as well as portraits of the writers, this volume is recommended for larger libraries with art or American culture collections. -Martin R. Kalfatovic, Smithsonian Inst. Libs., Washington, DC Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDAmazon.com As a professor at Princeton University, visiting curator at the Metropolitan Museum, and former deputy director of the National Gallery, John Wilmerding has established himself as a preeminent scholar of American art history. In his current work, Compass and Clock: Defining Moments in American Culture, Wilmerding steps beyond the parameters of the strictly art-historical and offers a fresh perspective on American intellectual history. Compass and Clock focuses on three turning points in American history, the years around 1800, 1850, and 1900, and examines how their literary, architectural, and art-historical forces synergize and embody the mood of the expanding and maturing nation. Placing important works of literature, architecture, and visual arts in their cultural context, Wilmerding skillfully demonstrates how America expressed itself as it evolved as a nation in the 19th century. For example, by juxtaposing close readings of Melville</a's Moby Dick and Whitman's Leaves of Grass with discussion of formal and iconographical elements of Robert Mills's Washington Monument and the landscapes of Hugh Lane, he shows how each embodies the sense of expansiveness, self-confidence, and flourishing prosperity that defined America's self-image around 1850. Wilmerding proves himself equally comfortable and adept at literary examination and political analysis as he is at examination of visual arts and architecture. Extensive quotations from books and reproductions of paintings under analysis supplement the study. At the same time academically rigorous and conversational in tone, Compass and Clock provides important clues to the evolution of the U.S. as a nation and people. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack From Library Journal Noted art historian Wilmerding has written a fascinating study of American culture by focusing on three pivotal periods--the beginning of the 19th century, the century's midpoint, and its close in 1900. Reviving the notion (less than fashionable in recent years) that there are such things as pinpointable historical turning points, Wilmerding takes these three moments as launch points for his engrossing and cross-disciplinary look at art, literature, architecture, and music. Weaving together commentary on artists, writers, and others, he both defines each moment and shows how it led to the next point in the century. Lavishly illustrated with examples of the art works discussed, as well as portraits of the writers, this volume is recommended for larger libraries with art or American culture collections. -Martin R. Kalfatovic, Smithsonian Inst. Libs., Washington, DC Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDAmazon.com As a professor at Princeton University, visiting curator at the Metropolitan Museum, and former deputy director of the National Gallery, John Wilmerding has established himself as a preeminent scholar of American art history. In his current work, Compass and Clock: Defining Moments in American Culture, Wilmerding steps beyond the parameters of the strictly art-historical and offers a fresh perspective on American intellectual history. Compass and Clock focuses on three turning points in American history, the years around 1800, 1850, and 1900, and examines how their literary, architectural, and art-historical forces synergize and embody the mood of the expanding and maturing nation. Placing important works of literature, architecture, and visual arts in their cultural context, Wilmerding skillfully demonstrates how America expressed itself as it evolved as a nation in the 19th century. For example, by juxtaposing close readings of Melville</a's Moby Dick and Whitman's Leaves of Grass with discussion of formal and iconographical elements of Robert Mills's Washington Monument and the landscapes of Hugh Lane, he shows how each embodies the sense of expansiveness, self-confidence, and flourishing prosperity that defined America's self-image around 1850. Wilmerding proves himself equally comfortable and adept at literary examination and political analysis as he is at examination of visual arts and architecture. Extensive quotations from books and reproductions of paintings under analysis supplement the study. At the same time academically rigorous and conversational in tone, Compass and Clock provides important clues to the evolution of the U.S. as a nation and people. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack From Library Journal Noted art historian Wilmerding has written a fascinating study of American culture by focusing on three pivotal periods--the beginning of the 19th century, the century's midpoint, and its close in 1900. Reviving the notion (less than fashionable in recent years) that there are such things as pinpointable historical turning points, Wilmerding takes these three moments as launch points for his engrossing and cross-disciplinary look at art, literature, architecture, and music. Weaving together commentary on artists, writers, and others, he both defines each moment and shows how it led to the next point in the century. Lavishly illustrated with examples of the art works discussed, as well as portraits of the writers, this volume is recommended for larger libraries with art or American culture collections. -Martin R. Kalfatovic, Smithsonian Inst. Libs., Washington, DC Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDtears to head of spine.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Beautiful copy - important work from one of America's best art and culture historian. First Edition, First Printing.

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