Alexander von Humboldt and the United States : art, nature, and culture / Eleanor Jones Harvey ; with a preface by Hans-Dieter Sues.

"Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was one of the most influential scientists and thinkers of his age. A Prussian-born geographer, naturalist, explorer, and illustrator, he was a prolific writer whose books graced the shelves of American artists, scientists, philosophers, and politicians. Humboldt...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harvey, Eleanor Jones (Author)
Other Authors: Sues, Hans-Dieter, 1956- (Writer of preface)
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Princeton : Smithsonian American Art Museum ; in association with Princeton University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Humboldt, Alexander von, > 1769-1859 > Influence > Exhibitions.
Humboldt, Alexander von, > 1769-1859.
Arts, American > 19th century > Exhibitions.
Arts, American > German influences > Exhibitions.
Nature and civilization > United States > Exhibitions.
Arts, American.
Arts, American > German influences.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Nature and civilization.
United States.
USA.
1800-1899
Exhibition catalogs.
Genre:
Exhibitions.
Exhibition catalogs.
Physical Description:442 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Humboldt in the United States
  • Mapping a national identity
  • America's wilderness icons
  • Humboldt in Europe
  • Humboldt and American slavery
  • Humboldt and Native American Ethnography
  • Embodying Cosmos : Frederic Edwin Church
  • Humboldt and Smithson."