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Art and the Empire City
Presented in conjunction with the September 2000 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum, this volume presents the complex story of the proliferation of the arts in New York and the evolution of an increasingly discerning audience for those arts during the antebellum period. Thirteen essays by noted specialists bring new research and insights to bear on a broad range of subjects that offer both historical and cultural contexts and explore the city's development as a nexus for the marketing and display of art, as well as private collecting; landscape painting viewed against the background of tourism; new departures in sculpture, architecture, and printmaking; the birth of photography; New York as a fashion center; shopping for home decorations; changing styles in furniture; and the evolution of the ceramics, glass, and silver industries. The 300-plus works in the exhibition and comparative material are extensively illustrated in color and bandw. Oversize: 9.25x12.25". Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
Early Van Gelder Families in the United States of America
Johannes (Jan) Van Gelder (ca.1640-ca.1697) immigrated from Holland to New Amsterdam (Manhattan), New York and married Tenneken Montenac; their nine children were born in New Amsterdam (Manhattan Island) between 1662 and 1678. Jacobus Evertse Van Gelder (1678-ca.1746) and his brother, Hendricus (1682-ca.1740), were sons of Evert Hendrickson and Fytie Brouwer of Long Island. Hendrick Van Gelder (ca.1706-ca.1755) and his family lived in Jamaica, Long Island. Descendants and relatives lived in New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl- vania, Ohio and elsewhere. Includes genealogical data about other Van Gelder families on Manhattan and Long Island, and some of their descendants.
American Philanthropy Abroad
This book tells for the first time, in rich detail, and without apologetics, what Americans have done, in the voluntary sector and often without official sanction, for human welfare in all parts of the world. Beneath the currently fashionable rhetoric of anti-colonialism is the story of people who have aided victims of natural disasters such as famines and earthquakes, and what they contributed to such agencies of cultural and social life as libraries, schools, and colleges. The work of an assortment of individuals, from missionaries to foundation executives, has advanced public health, international education, and technical assistance to the Third World. These people have also assisted in r...
The Newlin Family
John and Mary Pyle Newlin were from North Carolina. Descendants spread throughout the South before migrating westward.
