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Beyond the Lines: pictorial reporting, everyday life, and the crisis of gilded-age America
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In this wonderfully illustrated book, Joshua Brown shows that the wood engravings in the illustrated newspapers of Gilded Age America were more than a quaint predecessor to our own sophisticated media. -
The Gilded Age
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The Gilded Age_the time between Reconstruction and the Spanish-American War_marked the beginnings of modern America. The advertising industry became an important part of selling the American Dream. -
High Society: American portraits of the Gilded Age
The period of rapid industrial expansion in America after the Civil War is known as the Gilded Age. The era saw the formation of great personal fortunes and the almost feverish amassing of goods and art to fill the palatial homes of the rich. The commissioning of portraits was one way for the new aristocracy to express their wealth and demonstrate their achievements, and the stunning works of art created during these years remain among the finest examples of portraiture. -
Reading the Market: Genres of Financial Capitalism in Gilded Age America
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Americans pay famously close attention to "the market," obsessively watching trends, patterns, and swings and looking for clues in every fluctuation. -
Work Sights: The Visual Culture of industry in nineteenth-century America
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In this extensively illustrated work, Vanessa Meikle Schulman reveals how visual representations of labor, technology, and industry were crucial in shaping the way nineteenth-century Americans understood their nation and its place in the world.
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| Art and Society Architecture, America, History Biltmore Estate Architecture--United States Hunt, Richard Morris Patronage Architecture American Vanderbilt, Cornelius |
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Art Books-Regular and Oversize books are located on the 8th floor of the Central Library.
| Visual Arts (General) | N |
| Architecture | NA |
| Sculpture | NB |
| Drawing | NC |
| Painting | ND |
| Prints/Engravings | NE |
| Decorative Arts | NK |
| Arts in general | NX |
| Photography | TR |
