Philadelphia S 1876 Centennial Exhibition

Author : Linda P. Gross,Theresa R. Snyder
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2005-08-17
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439632611

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Philadelphia's 1876 Centennial Exhibition by Linda P. Gross,Theresa R. Snyder Pdf

Held in Philadelphia from May 10 through October 10, the 1876 Centennial Exhibition celebrated the 100th anniversary of American independence. Philadelphia hosted 37 nations in five main buildings and 250 additional structures on 285 acres of land. The celebration looked backward to commemorate the progress made over the 100-year period, and it announced to the world that American invention and innovation was on a par with that of our foreign counterparts. Patriotism abounded, as did messages of industrial and commercial prowess that promised a brighter future for all. Over nine million people attended this awesome consumer spectacle, an event that set the tone for a long series of world’s fairs yet to come.

Author : Linda P. Gross,Theresa R. Snyder
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0738538884

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Philadelphia's 1876 Centennial Exhibition by Linda P. Gross,Theresa R. Snyder Pdf

Held in Philadelphia from May 10 through October 10, the 1876 Centennial Exhibition celebrated the 100th anniversary of American independence. Philadelphia hosted 37 nations in five main buildings and 250 additional structures on 285 acres of land. The celebration looked backward to commemorate the progress made over the 100-year period, and it announced to the world that American invention and innovation was on a par with that of our foreign counterparts. Patriotism abounded, as did messages of industrial and commercial prowess that promised a brighter future for all. Over nine million people attended this awesome consumer spectacle, an event that set the tone for a long series of world's fairs yet to come.

Author : Bruno Giberti
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780813181486

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Designing the Centennial by Bruno Giberti Pdf

The 1876 United States Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia was not only the United States' first important world's fair, it signaled significant changes in the very shape of knowledge. Quarrels between participants in the exhibition represented a greater conflict as the world transitioned between two different kinds of modernity—the Enlightenment of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to the High Modern period of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. At the center of this movement was a shift in the perceived relationship between seeing and knowing and in the perception of what makes an object valuable—its usefulness as a subject of study and learning versus its ability to be bought and sold on the market. Arguments over design of the Centennial reflected these opposing viewpoints. Initial plans were rigidly structured, dividing the exhibits by country and type. But as some exhibitors became more interested in the preferences of their audience, they adopted a more modern stance. Objects traditionally displayed in isolated glass boxes were placed in fictive context—the necklace draped over a mannequin, the vase set on a table in a model room. As a result, the audience could more easily perceive these items as commodities suitable for their own environments and the fair as a place to find ideas for a material lifestyle. Designing the Centennial is a vital first look at the design process and the nature of the display. Bruno Giberti uses official reports of the U.S. Centennial Commission and photographs of the Centennial Photographic Company, as well as the ephemera of the exhibition and literary accounts in books, magazines, and newspapers to illuminate how the 1876 fair revealed changes to come: in future world's fairs, museums, department stores, and in the nature of display itself.

Author : Commissioners for Victoria at the Philadelphia Exhibition
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Centennial Exhibition
ISBN : HARVARD:HNDP75

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Official Catalogue of Exhibits, Essays & C by Commissioners for Victoria at the Philadelphia Exhibition Pdf

Author : James D. McCabe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 746 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Centennial Exhibition
ISBN : STANFORD:36105031845287

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The Illustrated History of the Centennial Exhibition by James D. McCabe Pdf

Author : James D. McCabe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 962 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Centennial Exhibition
ISBN : UOMDLP:agl5056:0001.001

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The Illustrated History of the Centennial Exhibition, Held in Commemoration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence... by James D. McCabe Pdf

Author : Ontario
Publisher : Sagwan Press
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1296980073

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Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876 by Ontario Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : United States Centennial Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 796 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Centennial Exhibition
ISBN : UCAL:B2861598

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... International Exhibition, 1876 by United States Centennial Commission Pdf

Author : Kimberly Orcutt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0271078375

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Power and Posterity by Kimberly Orcutt Pdf

A milestone in American cultural history, the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia was one of the most broadly shared, heavily attended, and thoroughly documented public experiences of the nineteenth century. Power and Posterity illuminates how the art featured in the celebration informed and reflected national debates over the country's identity and its role in the world. The Centennial's fine arts display, which included both a government-sanctioned selection of American works and significant contributions from sixteen other countries, spurred a transformation in the American art world. Drawing from official records, published criticism, guidebooks, poems, and satire, Kimberly Orcutt provides a nuanced, in-depth study of the exhibition. She considers the circumstances of the artworks' creation, the ideological positions expressed through their installation, and the responses of critics, collectors, and the general public as they evolved from antebellum nationalism to a postwar cosmopolitanism in which artists and collectors took the international stage. Orcutt reveals how the fair democratized the fine arts, gave art criticism newfound reach and authority, and led art museums to proliferate across the country. Deeply researched, thoughtfully written, and featuring a mix of more than eighty full-color and black-and-white illustrations, this thorough and insightful book will appeal to those interested in American culture and history, the art world, and world's fairs and exhibitions in Philadelphia and beyond.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Philadelphia
ISBN : OCLC:13165063

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The Great Centennial Exhibition by Anonim Pdf

Author : Commissioners for Victoria at the Phi
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1017850232

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Official Catalogue Of Exhibits, Essays & C: Prepared For The Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, 1876 by Commissioners for Victoria at the Phi Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Frank B Norton
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798640663501

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1876 Centennial Exhibition by Frank B Norton Pdf

With nearly 800 stunning illustrations, experience the most comprehensive contemporary visual tour of the great 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. Built to celebrate the 100th anniversary of The United States, the Great Centennial Exhibition of 1876 will forever be remembered as one of the most successful World's Fairs in American history. This massive collection of images, period accounts, and journalism from the era details every step of the Exhibition with digitally scanned engravings enhanced with modern tools from an oversized master source. Millions of visitors enjoyed the Exhibition in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park and now, modern readers can enjoy what they saw through the eyes and the tools of the world's most talented contemporary artists. Witness the construction of the Fair, the crowds, the opening, the parties, the buildings, the triumphs, and the tragedies. The writer's intent was to "furnish a permanent, truthful, and beautiful chronicle of the Congress of Nations assembled in friendly competition in Philadelphia in 1876," and "to afford a complete history of exhibitive effort in the past, and an artistic and discriminating record of the Great Centennial, the entire work illustrated in the highest style of art, and forming altogether a magnificent Memorial of the Colossal Exhibition in Fairmount Park." -Lavishly illustrated with nearly 800 illustrations drawn for this work -Digital remastered and enhanced from an 1876 oversized print -Brand-new cover design created for this enhanced version -Crisp black and white engravings that show details from the event -Contemporary accounts of the fairgrounds, buildings, and events.

Author : United States Centennial Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Centennial Exhibition
ISBN : UVA:X002589123

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... International Exhibition, 1876: Reports of the president, secretary, and Executive committee. Together with the Journal of the final session of the commission by United States Centennial Commission Pdf

Author : Kimberly Orcutt
Publisher : Penn State University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Art, American
ISBN : 0271078367

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Power & Posterity by Kimberly Orcutt Pdf

Explores the art exhibits at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, along with the circumstances of their creation, the ideological positions expressed through their installation, and the responses of viewers, including critics, collectors, and the general public.

Author : United States Centennial Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Centennial Exhibition
ISBN : HARVARD:32044081989295

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International Exhibition, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, 1876 by United States Centennial Commission Pdf