Seth Eastman

Seth Eastman
Author: Sarah E. Boehme
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Total Pages: 204
Release: 1995
Genre: Art
ISBN:

The Leading Pictorial Historian of the American Indian in the nineteenth century, Seth Eastman was a career army officer whose paintings are unparalleled on two fronts. Monumentally important as American art, they also comprise a unique visual record of Native life, which was then undergoing rapid change.

Aunt Phillis's Cabin; Or, Southern Life As It Is

Aunt Phillis's Cabin; Or, Southern Life As It Is
Author: Mary H. Eastman
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2022-05-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

This book is a plantation fiction novel. It was a strong commercial success and bestseller. Based on her growing up in Warrenton, Virginia, of an elite planter family, Eastman portrays plantation owners and slaves as mutually respectful, kind, and happy beings.

Mahler's Symphonic Sonatas

Mahler's Symphonic Sonatas
Author: Seth Monahan
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2015
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0199303460

'Mahler's Symphonic Sonatas' examines Gustav Mahler's career-long engagement with sonata form. It argues that a dynamic, process-based sonata-form concept factors into all of his early and middle-period symphonies, informing not just their schematic design, but also their narrative/expressive character.

Dahcotah

Dahcotah
Author: Mary Henderson Eastman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 294
Release: 1849
Genre: Dakota Indians
ISBN:

United States Senate Catalogue of Fine Art

United States Senate Catalogue of Fine Art
Author: Diane K. Skvarla
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2005-08
Genre: Art
ISBN:

The U.S. Capitol abounds in magnificent art that rivals its exterior architectural splendor. The fine art held by the U.S. Senate comprises much of this treasured heritage. It spans over 200 years of history & contains works by such celebrated artists as Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Hiram Powers, Daniel Chester French, Charles Willson Peale, Gilbert Stuart, Walker Hancock, & Alexander Calder. This volume provides previously unpublished information on the 160 paintings & sculptures in the U.S. Senate. Each work of art -- from portraiture of prominent senators to scenes depicting significant events in U.S. history -- is illus. with a full-page color photo, accompanied by an essay & secondary images that place the work in historical & aesthetic context.

What this Awl Means

What this Awl Means
Author: Janet Spector
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2009-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 0873517571

This pioneering work focuses on excavations and discoveries at Little Rapids, a 19th-century Eastern Dakota planting village near present-day Minneapolis.