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Imprint Annotated Bibliography - 1989
84. Clarke, Karen B. "American Birds: Illustrated Books In The Watkinson Library, 1555-1869." Vol. 14, no. 1 (Spring 1989), 22-31.
Founded in 1858 in Hartford, Connecticut, the Watkinson Library became part of Trinity College in 1952. One of its special collections is the Ostrom Enders Ornithology Collection of 6,000 volumes. Clarke notes the importance of illustrated books to the science of ornithology. Her survey spans several centuries and includes illustrations from rare European imprints. Among American printed works are those by Alexander Wilson, Thomas Nuttall, John James Audubon, John Cassin, Spencer Fullerton Baird, and Daniel G. Elliot.
85. Pringle, Allan. "Thomas Moran: Picturesque Canada and the Quest for a Canadian National Landscape Theme." Vol. 14, no. 1 (Spring 1989), 12-21.
Between 1880 and 1882, Thomas Moran (1837-1926) executed fifteen drawings of Canadian landscape for Picturesque Canada, published between 1882 and 1884. In his well- researched article, Pringle provides a detailed description of the creation of this publication and analyses Moran's contributions to it, most of which described Niagara Falls, surely one of the most dramatic and popular subjects of the book.
86. Schuyler, David. "Green-Wood Cemetery As Image and Cultural Artifact." Vol. 14, no. 1 (Spring 1989), 2-11.
Green-Wood Cemetery, along with Mount Auburn in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Laurel Hill in Philadelphia, are the three great rural cemeteries of the nineteenth century. Schuyler's article discusses the history of the rural cemetery movement in general and the history of Green-Wood in particular. The well-researched article is illustrated with reproductions of elegant engravings by James Smillie (1807-1885) issued in Green-Wood Illustrated, published in 1846.
87. Boorse, Henry A. "The Third Street House in Philadelphia by William Birch: The Inside Story." Vol. 14, no. 2 (Autumn 1989), 11-17.
One of the views in Birch's City of Philadelphia depicts William Bingham's house, then the finest residence in the city. Boorse recites the history of the house and its owner, for whom Birch worked as a drawing instructor to Bingham's daughters. After the building passed out of the family, it served as a hotel and then was destroyed by fire in 1847. Boorse's knowledge of this landmark provides important background for an appreciation of Birch's City of Philadelphia.
88. Gross, Sally Lorensen. "American Historical Prints at Yale University Art Gallery." Vol. 14, no. 2 (Autumn 1989), 18-30.
This survey of the print collection at the Yale University Art Gallery includes the history of the collection, its arrangement, finding aids, and history of exhibitions from the collection. Some uncommon prints are reproduced and discussed in detail, including some extraordinary eighteenth- and nineteenth-century prints.
89. Tucker, Joseph L. "A Collector's View of the Prints of George Caleb Bingham." Vol. 14, no. 2 (Autumn 1989), 2-10.
Tucker has identified seventeen nineteenth-century reproductions of the paintings of Bingham (1811-1879), eight of which concern him in this essay: the four prints in the Election Series, the two river prints, and the two history prints. The author believes that Bingham considered the prints the end product of his painting and demonstrates how involved Bingham was in their production.
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