American Neoclassic sculptors and their private patrons in Boston. (Volumes I and II).
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Title
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American Neoclassic sculptors and their private patrons in Boston. (Volumes I and II).
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Identifier
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AAI9325087
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identifier
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9325087
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Creator
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Dearinger, David Bernard.
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Contributor
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Adviser: William H. Gerdts
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Date
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1993
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Art History | History, United States | American Studies
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Abstract
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During the first half of the nineteenth century, the urban area of Boston, including Cambridge, played an especially important role in the careers of many American sculptors, most of whom worked in the Neoclassic style. Among these artists were Horatio Greenough, Thomas Crawford, Hiram Powers, Shobal Clevenger, Henry Dexter, and Harriet Hosmer. These men and women, and many of their contemporaries, both sculptors and painters, found an especially rich source of patronage in Boston. Leading citizens of the city, many of whom were also active in the Boston Athenaeum and other local art and cultural organizations, gave important both financial and moral support to these artists. Among the most notable of these Boston patrons were Thomas Handasyd Perkins, Samuel Cabot, John P. Cushing, Edward Everett, Charles Sumner, George Hillard, George Ticknor, Francis C. Gray, Harriet Lee, David Sears, and members of the Appleton, Lyman, and Lowell families. Not only did these men and women commission or buy sculpture from the artists, they also helped the sculptors obtain much needed and coveted public commissions, including some from the United States government. The patrons used their connections, both social and political, to assist the artists; and, whenever appropriate, they offered advice, based on their own knowledge of art gained through classical education and tours of Europe, on both form and content for planned sculptures. A number of these patrons thereby hoped to advance the general cultural atmosphere of the young United States. At the same time, they gave Boston its identity as a city of traditional tastes, philanthropic spirit, and high ideals, and as the most important antebellum center for the promotion of the American Neoclassic sculptors and their work.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
