Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical Profile Portrait in America
by Ellen G. Miles, edited by Dru Dowdy,
1994; 494 pages; hardcover, $25.00
During the years from 1796 to 1810, Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (1770-1852) made some of the most memorable images in the history of American portraiture. The abundantly illustrated catalogue section of this book documents all of the artist's portraits, landscapes, and engravings. The catalogue is preceded by an illustrated history of the neoclassical profile portrait in America and a biography of the artist.
9 x 12 in.; 1,090 black-and-white illustrations
ISBN: 1-56098-411-2
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To the President
Folk Portraits by the People
by James G. Barber, 1993; 96 pages; softcover, $6.95
Humorous, eye-catching, and illustrated in full color, this book features a selection of fifty-six of the most inventive portraits of the President given to the first family by the nation's citizens. Spanning the administrations from Herbert Hoover to Bill Clinton, the stories behind these gifts reveal the wide variety of unique and highly personal perspectives inspired by the occupants of the Oval Office.
8 x 10 in.; 16 black-and-white and 66 color illustrations
ISBN: 1-56833-023-5
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"The Spirit of Party"
Hamilton and Jefferson at Odds
by Margaret C. S. Christman,
1992; 64 pages; softcover, $12.95
In the 1790s, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson's personal and political animosity gave rise to a spirit of party as bitterly partisan as America has ever seen. The story is told through the adversaries' own words and seen in their portraits and other memorabilia.
8 1/2 x 11 in.; 31 black-and-white illustrations
ISBN: 0-8139-1423-X
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Noble Heritage
Five Centuries of Portraits from the Hosokawa Family
by Jared Lubarsky,
1992; 112 pages; softcover, $19.95
The heads of the Hosokawa family have taken two paths to prominence—in distinguished service to the governments of their time and in their dedication to the great traditions of Japanese art and scholarship. The portraits and decorative objects—including tea bowls, a Noh mask, and armor—included in this catalogue encompass acquisitions from fourteenth-century family leader Hosokawa Yoriari to late-nineteenth-century leader Hosokawa Yoshikuni.
8 1/2 x 11 in.; 8 black-and-white and 40 color illustrations
ISBN: 1-56098-209-8
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