Collecting in the Gilded Age: Art Patronage in Pittsburgh, 1890-1910

Arts & Photography

Weisberg, Gabriel P.

McIntosh, DeCourcy E.

McQueen, Alison

Frick Art & Historical Center

History & Criticism

Frick Art Museum

From climate change to nuclear war to the rise of demagogic populists, our world is shaped by doomsday expectations. In this path-breaking book, Alison McQueen shows why three of history's greatest political realists feared apocalyptic politics. Niccol- Machiavelli in the midst of Italy's vicious power struggles, Thomas Hobbes during England's bloody civil war, and Hans Morgenthau at the dawn of the thermonuclear age all saw the temptation to prophesy the end of days. Each engaged in subtle and surprising strategies to oppose apocalypticism, from using its own rhetoric to neutralize its worst effects to insisting on a clear-eyed, tragic acceptance of the human condition. Scholarly yet accessible, this book is at once an ambitious contribution to the history of political thought and a work that speaks to our times.

Political Realism in Apocalyptic Times

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Cambridge University Press

Reconstructing Empress Eugénie's position as a private collector and a public patron of a broad range of media, this study is the first to examine Eugénie (1826-1920), whose patronage of the arts has been overlooked even by her many biographers. The empress's patronage and collecting is considered within the context of her political roles in the development of France's institutions and international relations. Empress Eugénie and the Arts: Politics and Visual Culture in the Nineteenth Century also examines representations of the empress, and the artistic transformation of a Hispanic woman into a leading figure in French politics. Based on extensive research at architectural sites and in archives, museums, and libraries throughout Europe, and in Britain and the United States, this book offers in-depth analysis of many works that have never before received scholarly attention - including reconstruction and analysis of Eugénie's apartment at the Tuileries. From her self-definition as empress through her collections, to her later days in exile in England, art was integral to Eugénie's social and political position.

Empress Eugénie and the Arts

Routledge

From climate change to nuclear war to the rise of demagogic populists, our world is shaped by doomsday expectations. In this path-breaking book, Alison McQueen shows why three of history's greatest political realists feared apocalyptic politics. Niccol- Machiavelli in the midst of Italy's vicious power struggles, Thomas Hobbes during England's bloody civil war, and Hans Morgenthau at the dawn of the thermonuclear age all saw the temptation to prophesy the end of days. Each engaged in subtle and surprising strategies to oppose apocalypticism, from using its own rhetoric to neutralize its worst effects to insisting on a clear-eyed, tragic acceptance of the human condition. Scholarly yet accessible, this book is at once an ambitious contribution to the history of political thought and a work that speaks to our times.

"Beautiful and brave and bittersweet―a moving story of how love in all its forms binds us together and endures, in spite of everything."―Susanna Kearsley, New York Times bestselling author of The Firebird and The Winter Sea
A breathtaking story of forbidden love and devastating consequences...
 The moment Sophie steps onto India's burning soil, she realizes her return was inevitable. But this is not the India she fell in love with ten years before in a maharaja's palace. This is not the India that ripped her heart out as Partition tore the country in two. That India, a place of tigers, scorpions, and shimmering beauty, is long gone. 
 Drawing on her own family's heritage, acclaimed novelist Alison McQueen beautifully portrays the heart of a woman who must confront her past in order to fight for her future. Under the Jeweled Sky deftly explores the loss of innocence, the urgent connection in our stars, and how we'll go to find our hearts.
 "Bursting with the evocative glow of long-forgotten India...lures you into a beautiful story of scandal, hope, and the kind of love that marks us forever."―Kathleen Grissom, New York Times bestselling author of The Kitchen House

Under the Jeweled Sky

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Sourcebooks Landmark

Under the Jewelled Sky

Orion an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd

Reconstructing Empress Eugénie's position as a private collector and a public patron of a broad range of media, this study is the first to examine Eugénie (1826-1920), whose patronage of the arts has been overlooked even by her many biographers. The empress's patronage and collecting is considered within the context of her political roles in the development of France's institutions and international relations. Empress Eugénie and the Arts: Politics and Visual Culture in the Nineteenth Century also examines representations of the empress, and the artistic transformation of a Hispanic woman into a leading figure in French politics. Based on extensive research at architectural sites and in archives, museums, and libraries throughout Europe, and in Britain and the United States, this book offers in-depth analysis of many works that have never before received scholarly attention - including reconstruction and analysis of Eugénie's apartment at the Tuileries. From her self-definition as empress through her collections, to her later days in exile in England, art was integral to Eugénie's social and political position.

Empress Eugénie and the Arts: Politics and Visual Culture in the Nineteenth Century

Collection of Spectacular Art from the personal collections of Eli Whitney, Frick, and others exhibited at the Frick Museum of Art and History.

The Tanenbaum gift of over two hundred works of internationally significant nineteenth-century European art is one of the most important art donations to a Canadian gallery. A diverse and original collection, it features works by Léon Bonnat, Frank Brangwyn, Charles Cordier, Gustave Doré, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Käthe Kollwitz, Henry Raeburn, Joaquín Sorolla, James Tissot, and Anders Zorn.
This beautifully illustrated volume presents seventy-five of the key highlights by fifty-nine international artists. It offers insight into a broad range of artistic production in the nineteenth century, encompassing painting, sculpture, drawing, and printmaking. Author Alison McQueen provides an in-depth analysis of the social and historical context of each work, and full-color images illuminate her close study of the aesthetics of every piece. The artwork entries are accompanied by provenance, exhibition history, and bibliography.
This book challenges many lasting misconceptions about nineteenth-century art. It includes a preface by collectors Joey and Toby Tanenbaum and an introductory essay on the collection by Alison McQueen.

Nineteenth-Century Art: Highlights from the Tanenbaum Collection At the Art Gallery of Hamilton

GILES

The Tanenbaum collection of nineteenth century European paintings and sculptures is unique, and one of the largest in Canada. A complete, fully illustrated catalog listing of each work makes this volume an important foundational tool for future research.

Heaven and Earth Unveiled: European Treasures from the Tanenbaum Collection

D'ARGENCOURT,Louise

Shaw Cable, Patrick

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Collecting in the Gilded Age: Art Patronage in Pittsburgh, 1890-1910

Political Realism in Apocalyptic Times

Empress Eugénie and the Arts

Political Realism in Apocalyptic Times

Under the Jeweled Sky

Under the Jewelled Sky

Empress Eugénie and the Arts: Politics and Visual Culture in the Nineteenth Century

Collecting in the Gilded Age: Art Patronage in Pittsburgh, 1890-1910

Nineteenth-Century Art: Highlights from the Tanenbaum Collection At the Art Gallery of Hamilton

Heaven and Earth Unveiled: European Treasures from the Tanenbaum Collection