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xv, 362 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue : Collis P. Huntington : "From whom the fortunes of all of us came" -- Collis P. Huntington, 1862 to 1884 -- Collis P. Huntington and Arabella D. Huntington, 1884 to 1900 -- Arabella, Archer, and Henry Huntington, 1900 to 1913 -- Henry, Arabella, and Archer Huntington, 1914 to 1924 -- Henry E. Huntington, 1924 to 1927, and his legacy. |
| Summary |
"The Art of Wealth: The Huntingtons in the Gilded Age focuses on four remarkable individuals: Collis Huntington, who started out as a peddler and went on to found a railroad empire; his second wife, Arabella, a woman of great intelligence and taste; her son, Archer, who devoted his life to creating and supporting museums; and Collis's nephew, Henry E. Huntington, who built up an extraordinary foundation, the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, and gave it to the public as an enduring legacy."--book jacket. |
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Huntington, Henry Edwards, 1850-1927.
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Huntington, Arabella Duval, 1850 or 1851-1924.
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Huntington, Archer M. (Archer Milton), 1870-1955.
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Huntington, Collis Potter, 1821-1900.
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Duveen, Joseph Duveen, Baron, 1869-1939.
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Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
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Art -- Collectors and collecting -- United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780873282536 alkaline paper |
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0873282531 alkaline paper |
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