Alexander von Humboldt and the United States : art, nature, and culture
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Alexander von Humboldt and the United States : art, nature, and culture
Smithsonian American Art Museum : in association with Princeton University Press, [2020]
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Summary: "Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was one of the most influential scientists and thinkers of his age. A Prussian-born geographer, naturalist, explorer, and illustrator, he was a prolific writer whose books graced the shelves of American artists, scientists, philosophers, and politicians. Humboldt visited the United States for six weeks in 1804, engaging in a lively exchange of ideas with such figures as Thomas Jefferson and the painter Charles Willson Peale. It was perhaps the most consequential visit by a European traveler in the young nation's history, one that helped to shape an emerging American identity grounded in the natural world. In this beautifully illustrated book, Eleanor Jones Harvey examines how Humboldt left a lasting impression on American visual arts, sciences, literature, and politics. She shows how he inspired a network of like-minded individuals who would go on to embrace the spirit of exploration, decry slavery, advocate for the welfare of Native Americans, and extol America's
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., March 20 to August 16, 2020."
Includes bibliographical references and index
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- Humboldt in the United States
- Mapping a national identity
- America's wilderness icons
- Humboldt in Europe
- Humboldt and American slavery
- George Catlin and Prince Maximilian : encounters with American Indians
- Frederic Church : embodying cosmos
- Humboldt, Smithson, and the "Increase and diffusion of knowledge among men."
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