Henry Edwards Huntington: His Life and His Collections : A Docent Guide - Couverture souple

Spurgeon, Selena A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0873281373 ISBN 13 : 9780873281379

Editeur : Huntington Library Press,US, 2002

Synopsis

This is an engaging account of the eventful lives of Henry Edwards and Arabella Huntington, leading twentieth-century philanthropists, and the extraordinary cultural institution they created in Southern California. He was a legendary book, art and plant collector and a visionary leader in the development of Southern California. She was one of the wealthiest women in the nation at the turn of the twentieth century and one of the most important art collectors of her generation. Spurgeon shares a behind-the-scenes view of both their personal lives and the development of the renowned cultural and educational centre we know today. Separate chapters describe how the art collections came together under the guidance of the shrewd art dealer Joseph Duveen: how the library grew out of Mr Huntington's passion for book collecting: and how the estate, a working ranch, evolved into one of the world's most important botanical gardens.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Huntington Library Press,US
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0873281373
• ISBN 13: 9780873281379
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 143
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible