Travels Of William Bartram Reconsidered

Author : Mark Dion,Julie Courtney
Publisher : John Bartram Association
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN : 0615257488

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Travels of William Bartram Reconsidered by Mark Dion,Julie Courtney Pdf

Combining humor and seriousness, this picture-filled book beautifully documents an artistic collaboration across more than two centuries. The 18th-century naturalist/artist William Bartram is renowned for hisTravels, a volume recounting his 1770s trip through the American Southeast and for his revelatory drawings. Mark Dion is a contemporary artist famous for working with historical and museum collections, and for site-specific displays that mimic the historical exhibits surrounding them. Commissioned for the landmark John Bartram house at Philadelphia's Bartram's Garden, the "Travels Reconsidered" exhibition and Dion's 21st-century journey that produced it are evoked inTravels of William Bartram - Reconsidered, a book filled with copious photographs, drawings, and texts. Essays by the organizing art curator and an art critic; the first history of Bartram's Garden published in 50 years, by its Resident Bartram Scholar; and excerpts from Mark Dion's travel diary and reproductions of letters and texts about the project and its people make this book a treasure trove of exploration that encompasses different times, spaces, and ideas of natural history and art. Distributed by Temple University Press for The John Bartram Association

Author : William Bartram
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 826 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780820320274

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The Travels of William Bartram by William Bartram Pdf

In 1773, naturalist and writer William Bartram set out from Philadelphia on a four-year journey ranging from the Carolinas to Florida and Mississippi. Combining precise and detailed scientific observations with a profound appreciation of nature, he produced a written account of his journey that would later influence both scientists and poets. 31 photos. 12 illustrations. 4 maps.

Author : William Bartram
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1274534499

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Travels of William Bartram by William Bartram Pdf

Author : Ruth Erickson
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780300224078

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Mark Dion by Ruth Erickson Pdf

A comprehensive survey of American artist Mark Dion, examining three decades of his critically engaged practice interrogating our relationship with nature The first book in two decades to consider the entire oeuvre of Mark Dion (b. 1961), this volume examines thirty years of the American artist's pioneering inquiries into how we collect, interpret, and display nature. Part of a generation of artists expanding institutional critique in the 1990s, Dion adopted the methods of the archaeologist or the natural history museum, juxtaposing natural objects, taxidermy, books, and more to reorganize the natural and the manmade in poetic, witty ways. These sculptures, installations, and interventions offer novel approaches to questioning institutional power, which he sees as connected to the control and representation of nature. Generously illustrated, this publication introduces new insights and features more than seventy-five artworks. Essays address topics ranging from Dion's ecological activism to his loving critique of museums. A diverse group of contributors explores his work as a teacher, his public artworks such as Neukom Vivarium in Seattle, and his intricate curiosity cabinets installed throughout the world. They reveal how Dion's practice and formal investigations--which are rooted in history--connect to contemporary questions of disciplinary boundaries and the acquisition of knowledge in the age of the Anthropocene.

Author : William Bartram,Mark Van Doren
Publisher : [s.l.] : Macy-Masius
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1928
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : UVA:X004176648

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The Travels of William Bartram by William Bartram,Mark Van Doren Pdf

Author : Mark van Doren
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1900
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:479713458

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Travels of William Bartram by Mark van Doren Pdf

Author : William Bartram
Publisher : Springer Science & Business
Page : 796 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1996-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1883011116

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William Bartram: Travels & Other Writings (LOA #84) by William Bartram Pdf

A collection of the author's works on traveling in the Southern States in 18th century, and other writings.

Author : Kathryn H. Braund
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780817321291

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The Attention of a Traveller by Kathryn H. Braund Pdf

"Brings together and highlights some of the latest and most engaging work on William Bartram and efforts to commemorate his journey through the disparate region that would become the Southeastern US"--

Author : William Bartram
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 727 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : OCLC:163770383

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The Travels of William Bartram by William Bartram Pdf

Author : William 1739-1823 Bartram,Mark 1894-1972 Van Doren
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1014334233

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The Travels of William Bartram by William 1739-1823 Bartram,Mark 1894-1972 Van Doren 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. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : William Bartram
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-13
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1387880101

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The Travels of William Bartram by William Bartram Pdf

William Bartram's journeys around North America in the late 18th century crossed through much of what was then Native American territory. In the 1790s when this book was first published, the United States was newly formed and was expanding beyond its original thirteen colonies. However, American settlement into the distant lands beyond the Appalachians was limited and gradual. The vast expanse of land was unknown, and much was inhabited by Native American tribes. Determined to traverse and discover the lands of North America, William Bartram set out from the city of Philadelphia, making his way toward the south of the continent. Along his way he describes the wilderness terrain, rivers, landscape and peoples he meets. Many of the Native American tribes he encountered were welcoming, viewing Bartram as a strange curiosity. He would join the natives to eat at feasts, observing their lives and customs, learning their dialects and eventually gaining their trust and friendship.

Author : Joanna Page
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781800649767

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Decolonial Ecologies by Joanna Page Pdf

In Decolonial Ecologies: The Reinvention of Natural History in Latin American Art, Joanna Page illuminates the ways in which contemporary artists in Latin America are reinventing historical methods of collecting, organizing, and displaying nature in order to develop new aesthetic and political perspectives on the past and the present. Page brings together an entirely new corpus of artistic projects from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru that engage critically and creatively with forms as diverse as the medieval bestiary, baroque cabinets of curiosities, atlases created by European travellers to the New World, the floras and herbaria composed by eighteenth- and nineteenth-century naturalists, and the dioramas designed for natural history museums. She explores how artists develop decolonial and post-anthropocentric perspectives on the collections and expeditions that were central to the evolution of European natural history. Their works forge a critique of the rationalizing approach to nature taken by modern Western science, reconnecting it with forms of popular, indigenous and spiritual knowledge and experience that it has systematically excluded since the Enlightenment. Drawing on photography, video, illustration, sculpture, and installation, this vividly illustrated and lucidly written book (also available in premium quality in hardback edition) explores how these artworks might also deconstruct the apocalyptic visions of environmental change that often dominate Western thought, developing a renewed understanding of alternative ways in which humans might co-inhabit the natural world.

Author : Paula Marincola
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007-02-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781780234861

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What Makes a Great Exhibition? by Paula Marincola Pdf

For better or worse, museums are changing from forbidding bastions of rare art into audience-friendly institutions that often specialize in “blockbuster” exhibitions designed to draw crowds. But in the midst of this sea change, one largely unanswered question stands out: “What makes a great exhibition?” Some of the world’s leading curators and art historians try to answer this question here, as they examine the elements of a museum exhibition from every angle. What Makes a Great Exhibition? investigates the challenges facing American and European contemporary art in particular, exploring such issues as group exhibitions, video and craft, and the ways that architecture influences the nature of the exhibitions under its roof. The distinguished contributors address diverse topics, including Studio Museum in Harlem director Thelma Golden’s examination of ethnically-focused exhibitions; and Robert Storr, director of the 2007 Venice Biennale and formerly of the Museum of Modern Art, on the meaning of “exhibition and “exhibitionmaker.” A thought-provoking volume on the practice of curatorial work and the mission of modern museums, What Makes A Great Exhibition? will be indispensable reading for all art professionals and scholars working today.

Author : William Bartram
Publisher : Peregrine Smith Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : 0879050799

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Travels by William Bartram Pdf

Bartram's Travels is one of the earliest and most important books of A merican natural history. For four years (1773-1777) William Bartram wandered through the virgin forests, valleys, and wetlands of the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. His lyrical descriptions of the American wilderness influenced the work of literary figures while also becoming recognized as a classic of natural history writing.

Author : Sandra Wallus Sammons
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781561648146

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John and William Bartram by Sandra Wallus Sammons Pdf

A juvenile biography of father and son, John and William Bartram, naturalists who lived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in America. The Bartrams were America's first native botanists, father and son travelers, plant hunters, and master gardeners. They traveled the east coast and observed and wrote about the nature they found. Their story is full of adventure and curiosity. Their interests took them on wide travels, including through Florida in 1774. William Bartram's most famous book is Travels, which is of particular interest for its early description and drawings of Florida. His book is an important part of Florida's early records. This is seventh book in Pineapple Press's Young Readers series of biographies of famous people who influenced Florida. Next in series > > See all of the books in this series