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Valentiner (The ART Quarterly) Reprints Collection. [kit] by Valentiner, Wilhelm Reinhold,1880-1958,author.(CARDINAL)147712; North Carolina Museum of Art.Art Reference Library,compiler.(CARDINAL)861636; North Carolina Museum of Art.collector.(CARDINAL)150432;
Collection consists of articles published in The ART Quarterly between 1946 and 1957, authored by or relating to W. R. Valentiner, collected by the North Carolina Museum of Art, and compiled by the North Carolina Museum of Art Library.William Otto Reinhold Valentiner (2 May 1880-6 September 1958), art historian and museum director, was responsible for founding Art in America in 1913 (remained editor until 1931) and Art Quarterly in 1937 (remained editor until 1949), influenced American museum art collections and promoted art access and appreciation. Despite being a medieval and Renaissance art and seventeenth-century Dutch art expert, he promoted German Expressionism, supported emerging contemporary artists, and developed new art collecting practices. Before becoming the curator of decorative arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1908-1914), Wilhelm worked for numerous European art historians such as Henry Thode, Cornelis Hofstede de Groot, and Wilhelm Bode. Following his work at the Met and enlistment in the German military, he joined the Novembergruppe and advocated for making art collections accessible to the public and met German Expressionists like Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and Georg Kolbe. Novembergruppe's lasting impression on Valentiner is evident in his later projects and work in museum director roles. In 1923, at the Anderson Galleries in New York, Valentiner organized the first German Expressionism in the United States, and during his time as director of the North Carolina Museum of Art, he organized the first American exhibition devoted to E. L. Kirchner in 1958. As director at the Detroit Institute of Art (1924-1945), he made the museum the first American museum to collect African and Ancient American art and commissioned Diego Rivera to create the Detroit Industry Murals of the Interior Court of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Valentiner also served as the director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (1946-1954) as well as the founding director of the J. Paul Getty Museum (1954) and the North Carolina Museum of Art (1955-1958). During his over 30 years in museum administration, Valentiner reformed museums with his curatorial philosophy of integrating sculpture, decorative arts, and paintings in galleries, Indigenous arts and material culture acquisitions, and advocacy for all art, including areas outside his expertise.
Subjects: Valentiner, Wilhelm Reinhold, 1880-1958; Art; Art criticism.; Art;
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From the lands of the Scythians : ancient treasures from the museums of the U.S.S.R., 3000 B.C.-100 B.C. : the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. by Piotrovskiĭ, B. B.(Boris Borisovich),1908-1990,contributor.(CARDINAL)157346; Soviet Union.Ministerstvo kulʹtury,organizer.(CARDINAL)133428; Los Angeles County Museum of Art,host institution.(CARDINAL)137901; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),host institution,organizer.(CARDINAL)147619;
Includes bibliographical references.Introduction / Ann Farkas -- Maps -- Early cultures of the lands of the Scythians ; Excavations and discoveries in Scythian lands / adapted from a Russian text by Boris Piotrovsky -- Color plates -- Catalogue -- Herodotus: on the Scythians -- The dawn of chivalry / Helmut Nickel -- The Vettersfelde find / Dietrich von Bothmer -- "The Maikop treasure" / Prudence Oliver Harper.This book chronicles the beautiful exhibit of Scythian and Sarmatian treasures that travelled to New York and to L.A. in 1975. The Scythians and Sarmatians were the original peoples who inspired the Greek legends of the centaurs and the Amazons -- the mounted Scythian warriors seeming to be one with their horses, and the female warriors of the Sarmatians stood out so much that the legend has discarded the men of the Sarmatian tribe. Both groups lived in the area bordered by the Dneipr and Ural Rivers to the east and west respectively, and by the Black Sea, Caucasus Mountains, and the Caspian Sea to the south.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Art, Scythian; Goldwork, Sarmatian;
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The routes not taken : a trip through New York City's unbuilt subway system / by Raskin, Joseph B.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 207) and index."A history of unrealized plans to expand New York City's rapid transit and commuter rail systems"--"Robert A. Van Wyck, mayor of the greater city of New York, broke ground for the first subway line by City Hall on March 24, 1900. It took four years, six months, and twenty-three days to build the line from City Hall to West 145th Street in Harlem. Things rarely went that quickly ever again. The Routes Not Taken explores the often-dramatic stories behind the unbuilt or unfinished subway lines, shedding light on a significant part of New York City's history that has been almost completely ignored until now. Home to one of the world's largest subway systems, New York City made constant efforts to expand its underground labyrinth, efforts that were often met with unexpected obstacles: financial shortfalls, clashing agendas of mayors and borough presidents, battles with local community groups, and much more. After discovering a copy of the 1929 subway expansion map, author Joseph Raskin began his own investigation into the city's underbelly. Using research from libraries, historical societies, and transit agencies throughout the New York metropolitan area, Raskin provides a fascinating history of the Big Apple's unfinished business that until now has been only tantalizing stories retold by public-transit experts. The Routes Not Taken sheds light on the tunnels and stations that were completed for lines that were never fulfilled: the efforts to expand the Hudson tubes into a full-fledged subway; the Flushing line, and why it never made it past Flushing; a platform underneath Brooklyn's Nevins Street station that has remained unused for more than a century; and the 2nd Avenue line--long the symbol of dashed dreams--deferred countless times since the original plans were presented in 1929. Raskin also reveals the figures and personalities involved, including why Fiorello La Guardia could not grasp the importance of subway lines and why Robert Moses found them to be old and boring. By focusing on the unbuilt lines, Raskin illustrates how the existing subway system is actually a Herculean feat of countless political compromises. Filled with illustrations of the extravagant expansion plans, The Routes Not Taken provides an enduring contribution to the transportation history of New York City"--
Subjects: Subways; Subways;
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Fayetteville.
Pamphlet, "A Guide to Historic Fayetteville and Cumberland County" by the 1975 Provisional Class of the Junior Service League of Fayetteville, c. 1976, 57 p. Pamphlet, "Researcher's Guide to Resources in Fayetteville & Cumberland County" prepared by Janice Miller and Fred Sapp, 1994, Fayetteville Historic Resources Commission, 10 p. Newspaper article, "A Colorful View of an Antebellum Cumberland" by Roy Parker, April 25, 1982, Fayetteville Observer-Times. Copy of a newspaper article, "The Arsenal: a moral and military stronghold" by Margaret McMahan, Fayetteville Observer, April 15, 1962. Copy of 2 p. from the Fayetteville Observer, September 28, 1893 containing the article, "Traditions of Cross Creek and Reminiscences of Fayetteville." Pen and ink map of Cumberland County with drawings of historic structures, undated, unsigned but probably drawn by Lucile Johnson. Copy of a newspaper article, "The Great Fire" by William Huske Kelly, Fayetteville Observer-Times, undated. Newspaper page, Fayetteville Observer, October 7, 1981, with an article by Jason Brady about the newly-founded Cumberland Community Foundation. Newspaper article, "Fayetteville's First Church is 175 Years Old" by Frances Hasty, Fayetteville Observer-Times, May 4, 1975, about First Presbyterian Church. Newspaper article, "Gravestone Design, A Dying Art Form" by Frances Hasty about the research of Ruth Little Stokes in old Cross Creek Cemetery, Fayetteville Observer-Times, August 9, 1981. Newspaper article, "Early Physicians Walked with Progress: Restored Cemetery Tribute to Their Deeds" by Frances Hasty, Fayetteville Observer-Times, April 2, 1978. Newspaper article, "Fayetteville's Valuable Creek System" by George Frink, Fayetteville Observer, December 22, 1977. Newspaper article, "Federal Arsenal is Saved" June 25, 1971, probably Fayetteville Observer. Newspaper article, "Preserve, Don't Gloridy, Old Arsenal" by Penny Muse, January 23, 1974, Fayetteville Times. Newspaper article, "In Final Days, Arsenal Revived" by Penny Muse, January 25, 1974, Fayetteville Times. Newspaper article, "This man's home is his obsession" by Jane A. Welch, Raleigh News & Observer, June 28, 1981, about Richard Jenrette and his purchase and restoration of the home of Robert Donaldson in Barrytown, New York. Donaldson was originally from Fayetteville. Newspaper article, "Historic Haymount May Get a Face-Lifting" by Frances Hasty, November 29, 1981, Fayetteville Observer-Times. Newspaper article, "'The Highland Call' Characters As Real As Their History" by Sharon Brown and Frances Hasty, Fayetteville Observer-Times, February 22, 1976, about a performance of the Paul Green play for the Cumberland County Bicentennial celebration. Newspaper article, "A Black Heritage Landmark: Its Seed, Soil and Harvest" by W. Edward Murphy, Fayetteville Observer-Times, February 28, 1982 about the founding of the Howard School, later Fayetteville State University. Also includes information about the author Charles Chesnutt. Newspaper article, "New Library, More Books Two Major Priorities" by Julie Farnsworth, Fayetteville Observer-Times, August 24, 1980. Newspaper article, "The Haighs - Their Homes and History" by Lucile Johnson, Fayetteville Observer-Times, April 5, 1981. Newspaper article, "Green Street Remembered" by Allene Moffitt, Fayetteville Observer-Times, September 5, 1976. Newspaper article, "Touting History, Heritage" by Chris Nelson, Fayetteville Observer-Times, June 28, 1981, about Dr. William S. Price, director of the NC Division of Archives and History speaking at the annual meeting of Historic Fayetteville. On the same page, an article "New Neighbor on the Block" by Frances Hasty about the Archway Tavern opening on Bow Street Commons. Newspaper article, "Two Historic Sites To Be Dedicated June 22" by Frances Hasty, Fayetteville Observer-Times, June 15, 1975 about the restoration and dedication of Heritage Square, including the Baker-Haigh-Nimocks House, the Sandeford House, and the Oval Ballroom. On the same page, "Old Arsenal Was Town's 'Central Park on a Small Scale.'" Newspaper article, "Connecticut Influence on Early Fayetteville Pottery" by Quincy Scarborough, Fayetteville Observer-Times, July 11, 1982 about pottery shards uncovered during excavations for the new Highsmith-Rainey Hospital. Newspaper article, "Endangered Heritage" by Dru Haley, April-May 1978 Spectra, about the Thornton House on Maiden Lane, Haymount Presbyterian Church on Hay Street, and the community of Cotton outside Hope Mills. Newspaper article, "Charles W. Chesnutt: His Legacy Lives On Through His Writing" by Alice Thrasher, Fayetteville Observer, April 9, 1982. Newspaper article, "Old Liberty Row Getting New Look" by Frances Hasty, Fayetteville Observer-Times, November 2, 1980. Newspaper article, "Eccles Park of the Long Ago" by Lou Rogers Wehlitz, Fayetteville Observer, November 5, 1972. Newspaper article, "A Look at Bygone Days" by Frances Hasty, Fayetteville Observer-Times, June 27, 1982 about the publication of Weeks Parker's "Fayetteville: A Pictorial History." Newspaper article, "Steam Pumper Heralded Modern Fire Department" by John Fulton, Fayetteville Observer-Times, July 29, 1973. Newspaper article, "The Beginning of Methodism in Area: Evans Church Enjoys Proud Heritage" by Frances Hasty, Fayetteville Observer-Times, June 1, 1975 about Henry Evans and Evans Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church. Newspaper article, "Christmas celebrated the 'old country' way" by Beverly Mills, Raleigh News & Observer, December 23, 1979, about the Russian Orthodox Christmas celebrations in St. Helena in Pender County. Copy of pages from "Historical Sketches of North Carolina From 1584 to 1851" by John Hill Wheeler, 1964, pages for Cumberland County, 10 p. Copy of article from North Carolina Historical Review, vol. 11, 1934, "Records of Emigrants from England and Scotland to North Carolina, 1774-1775" edited by A.R. Newsome, 15 p. Copy of an article by Roy Parker, Jr., November 1982, source unknown, about John Newberry who built and operated a grist mill on Cross Creek. Handwritten list of prominent individuals from Fayetteville history, no explanation. Brochure, "Fayetteville's Historic Churches" undated, published by Historic Fayetteville and Olde Fayetteville Association, 7 p. Copy of a brochure, "Fayetteville, North Carolina: City of Historical Heritage" Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, undated, 5 p. Copy of an article, "2004 Stedman Incentive Grant: St. Joseph's Episcopal Church" North Carolina Preservation, Spring 2005, 2 p. Pamphlet, "Cumberland County 1755 Tax List" Mountain Press, 5 p.
Subjects: Fiction.; Historic buildings;
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