American Colonial Portraits, 1700-1776

Book

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2005.003.0010

Description

Catalog for an exhibition of portraits spanning 1700 to 1776, intended to dramatize the role of portraiture in the colonies before political independence and to show the ranges of patronage and artistic talent in America on the eve of the American Revolution. Focuses on portraits from the British North American colonies, extending from Canada southward to Georgia and to the nearby islands of the north Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean. xv, 342 p., ill., 28 cm., paperback

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2005.003.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2005)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Fine arts, Visual arts, Portraits, Portraits, American--18th century--Exhibitions, Portraits, Colonial--Exhibitions

Book Details

Author

Miles, Ellen Gross, 1941-, Saunders, Richard H., 1949-

Publisher

Smithsonian Institution Press

Place Published

Location

Washington City

Date Published

1987

Call No.

N7593.1 .S28 1987

ISBN

0-87474-695-7

LCCN

87-600059

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Shelf

Hall Bookshelf

Building

NRH Research Room

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Building

NR Docent Library

General Notes

Note

Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held at the National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution), Oct. 9, 1987 through Jan. 10, 1988. Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-332) and index.

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Create Date

February 3, 2005

Updated By

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Update Date

April 17, 2013