Thomas Jefferson among the arts : an essay in early American esthetics.

Main entry:

Berman, Eleanor Davidson, author.

Title & Author:

Thomas Jefferson among the arts : an essay in early American esthetics.

Publication:

New York, NY : Philosophical Library
©1947.

Description:

xviii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-281).
Tomas Jefferson and the arts -- Jefferson's philosophy of art: some sources I -- Jefferson's philosophy of art: some sources II -- Rococo and the pre-Romantic: the Hogarthian influence -- Jefferson's ideas about painting -- Jefferson on the uses of sculpture -- Architect Jefferson -- On gardening as a fine art -- "The favorite passion of his soul" -- The art of rhetoric -- Jefferson as literature and critic -- Conclusion: looking backward.

Subject:

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826
Jefferson, Thomas.
Art United States.
Art Philosophy.
Art Philosophie.
Art États-Unis.
Art
Kunst
United States

Holdings:

Location: Library main 59559
Call No.: 0002950 W14284; ID:85-B6647
Status: Available

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