New-York Historical Society
Overview
| Works: | 1,744 works in 3,251 publications in 1 language and 53,361 library holdings |
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| Genres: | History Exhibition catalogs Encyclopedias Biography Illustrated works Exhibition, pictorial works Anecdotes Biography‡vDictionaries Reference works Catalogs |
| Roles: | Editor, Other, Producer, Organizer of meeting, isb, Former owner, Publisher, his |
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Most widely held works about
New-York Historical Society
- American advertising posters of the nineteenth century : from the Bella C. Landauer Collection of the New-York Historical Society by Mary Black( Book )
- Catalogue of American portraits in the New York Historical Society by New-York Historical Society( Book )
- The Hudson River School : nature and the American vision by New-York Historical Society( Book )
- New York Historical Society quarterly by New-York Historical Society( )
- The New-York Historical Society : lessons from one nonprofit's long struggle for survival by Kevin M Guthrie( Book )
- Knickerbocker birthday : a sesqui-centennial history of the New-York Historical Society, 1804-1954 by R. W. G Vail( Book )
- Glass paperweights of the New-York Historical Society by New-York Historical Society( Book )
- American landscape and genre paintings in the New-York Historical Society : a catalog of the collection, including historical, narrative, and marine art by New-York Historical Society( Book )
- History written with pick and shovel; military buttons, belt-plates, badges and other relics excavated from Colonial, Revolutionary, and War of 1812 camp sites by the Field Exploration Committee of the New-York Historical society by William Louis Calver( Book )
- The New York Historical Society, 1804-1904 by Robert Hendre Kelby( Book )
- The constitution and bye-laws of the New York Historical Society : instituted in the city of New-York the 10th of December, 1804 by New-York Historical Society( )
- The early Jesuit missions in North America by William Ingraham Kip( Book )
- Annual report for the year ... by New-York Historical Society( )
- Fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the New York Historical Society : Monday, November 20, 1854 by New-York Historical Society( )
- Proceedings of the New York Historical Society by New-York Historical Society( )
- The coast & the sea : marine and maritime art in America at the New-York Historical Society by New-York Historical Society( Book )
- An anniversary discourse delivered before the New-York Historical Society by New-York Historical Society( )
- The charter and by-laws of the New York Historical Society by New-York Historical Society( Book )
- Stories in sterling : four centuries of silver in New York by New-York Historical Society( Book )
- Annual report and list of members of the New-York Historical Society for the year by New-York Historical Society( )
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Most widely held works by
New-York Historical Society
The encyclopedia of New York City by
Kenneth T Jackson(
)
8 editions published between 1995 and 2010 in English and held by 2,863 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The encyclopedia displays the richness and diversity of New York City as they have never before been documented. Overseen by an editorial board composed of distinguished scholars and experts and edited by one of the leading urban historians in the nation, it is an indispensable resource for residents and visitors alike
8 editions published between 1995 and 2010 in English and held by 2,863 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The encyclopedia displays the richness and diversity of New York City as they have never before been documented. Overseen by an editorial board composed of distinguished scholars and experts and edited by one of the leading urban historians in the nation, it is an indispensable resource for residents and visitors alike
When did the Statue of Liberty turn green? : and 101 other questions about New York City by
Jean Ashton(
)
5 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 1,599 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"When Did the Statue of Liberty Turn Green? the staff of the New York Historical Society Library answer more than a hundred of the most popular and compelling queries."--Page 4 of cover
5 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 1,599 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"When Did the Statue of Liberty Turn Green? the staff of the New York Historical Society Library answer more than a hundred of the most popular and compelling queries."--Page 4 of cover
My life in the old Army : the reminiscences of Abner Doubleday : from the collections of the New-York Historical Society by
Abner Doubleday(
)
2 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 1,594 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Often thought of as the inventor of baseball - the great American pastime - Abner Doubleday was first and foremost a soldier. My Life in the Old Army is comprised of a set of previously unpublished writings (the originals are housed at the New-York Historical Society) with an emphasis on Doubleday's tour of duty during the Mexican War. He was on hand for the first shots of the conflict, for the battles of Monterrey and Buena Vista, and later served in Saltillo after the campaign moved farther south toward Mexico City. Fluent in Spanish, he traveled far and wide in Mexico and describes his experiences in this volume
2 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 1,594 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Often thought of as the inventor of baseball - the great American pastime - Abner Doubleday was first and foremost a soldier. My Life in the Old Army is comprised of a set of previously unpublished writings (the originals are housed at the New-York Historical Society) with an emphasis on Doubleday's tour of duty during the Mexican War. He was on hand for the first shots of the conflict, for the battles of Monterrey and Buena Vista, and later served in Saltillo after the campaign moved farther south toward Mexico City. Fluent in Spanish, he traveled far and wide in Mexico and describes his experiences in this volume
New York : a Documentary Film by
Ric Burns(
Visual
)
31 editions published between 1999 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,059 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This series chronicles the history of New York City from its beginnings in 1609 as a Dutch trading post, through the depression, onto the turbulent years of change in the following decades after WWII, to its present day status as one of the most important and influencial cities in the world
31 editions published between 1999 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,059 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This series chronicles the history of New York City from its beginnings in 1609 as a Dutch trading post, through the depression, onto the turbulent years of change in the following decades after WWII, to its present day status as one of the most important and influencial cities in the world
The Civil War in 50 objects by
Harold Holzer(
Book
)
5 editions published between 2013 and 2015 in English and held by 1,014 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Offers a visual perspective on the Civil War as reflected by artifacts ranging from a soldier's footlocker and the Emancipation Proclamation to leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier and Grant's handwritten terms of surrender at Appomattox
5 editions published between 2013 and 2015 in English and held by 1,014 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Offers a visual perspective on the Civil War as reflected by artifacts ranging from a soldier's footlocker and the Emancipation Proclamation to leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier and Grant's handwritten terms of surrender at Appomattox
The New-York Historical Society's dictionary of artists in America, 1564-1860 by
George Cuthbert Groce(
Book
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9 editions published between 1957 and 1975 in English and held by 982 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published between 1957 and 1975 in English and held by 982 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Old New York in early photographs, 1853-1901, 196 prints from the collection of the New-York Historical Society by
New-York Historical Society(
Book
)
15 editions published between 1973 and 1976 in English and Undetermined and held by 914 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Pictures and descriptions of the mansions, sailing vessels, shanty towns, street vendors, and other picturesque features that characterized Manhattan's physiognomy in the late nineteenth century
15 editions published between 1973 and 1976 in English and Undetermined and held by 914 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Pictures and descriptions of the mansions, sailing vessels, shanty towns, street vendors, and other picturesque features that characterized Manhattan's physiognomy in the late nineteenth century
The jubilee of the Constitution : a discourse delivered at the request of the New York Historical Society, in the city of
New York, on Tuesday, the 30th of April, 1839 : being the fiftieth anniversary of the inauguration of George Washington as
president of the United States, on Thursday, the 30th of April, 1789 ... by
John Quincy Adams(
Book
)
31 editions published between 1839 and 1972 in English and held by 859 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
31 editions published between 1839 and 1972 in English and held by 859 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Thomas Cole : landscape into history by
Thomas Cole(
Book
)
2 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 816 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 816 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The watercolors for the birds of America by
John James Audubon(
Book
)
6 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 814 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
All aspects of Audubon's genius come together in one definitive, sumptuous volume. Acquired in 1863 from Audubon's widow, all of the original watercolors for Audubon's masterpiece, in addition to other little-known and never before-published outstanding pieces, have been selected from the New York Historical Society's extensive collection. Recently conserved and newly photographed with painstaking care, these rarely seen works are reproduced here to reveal the original, brilliant colors. The text has been contributed by some of America's foremost art historians, conservators, and Audubon's life and art to the New York Historical Society's technical studios of the watercolors are explored in a series of erudite yet accessible essays, while the book's full-page plates are thoroughly detailed with engaging and informative entries. Art lovers, historians, and naturalists as well as the general public will appreciate this unique volume
6 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 814 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
All aspects of Audubon's genius come together in one definitive, sumptuous volume. Acquired in 1863 from Audubon's widow, all of the original watercolors for Audubon's masterpiece, in addition to other little-known and never before-published outstanding pieces, have been selected from the New York Historical Society's extensive collection. Recently conserved and newly photographed with painstaking care, these rarely seen works are reproduced here to reveal the original, brilliant colors. The text has been contributed by some of America's foremost art historians, conservators, and Audubon's life and art to the New York Historical Society's technical studios of the watercolors are explored in a series of erudite yet accessible essays, while the book's full-page plates are thoroughly detailed with engaging and informative entries. Art lovers, historians, and naturalists as well as the general public will appreciate this unique volume
Political correspondence and public papers of Aaron Burr by
Aaron Burr(
Book
)
2 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 521 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 521 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A biographical sketch of Robert R. Livingston : read before the N.Y. Historical Society, October 3, 1876 by
Frederic De Peyster(
)
12 editions published in 1876 in English and held by 451 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
12 editions published in 1876 in English and held by 451 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Immigration to New York by Immigration to New York(
Book
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4 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 429 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Essays include topics such as politics, religion, and the sociology of major ethnic groups in New York State
4 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 429 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Essays include topics such as politics, religion, and the sociology of major ethnic groups in New York State
Life's pleasures : the Ashcan artists' brush with leisure, 1895-1925(
Book
)
3 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 425 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Somber depictions of working-class life in early twentieth-century New York are the images most often associated with the Ashcan school of artists - the circle around Robert Henri, notably those who participated with him in the seminal exhibition "The Eight" in 1908." "These artists' gritty portrayals of urban life are not, however, representative of the entire spectrum of Ashcan art. Featuring some of the circle's most vibrant and outstanding works, Life's Pleasures: The Ashcan Artists' Brush with Leisure, 1895-1925 demonstrates unequivocally the zeal with which these artists embraced the world of play enjoyed by all levels of society. Spirited scenes of diverse leisure activities in cafes, bars, and parks, at the theatre and at sporting events, on the beach, and in the countryside are complemented by lively essays on the world of leisure experienced and depicted by the Ashcan school, providing a fresh exploration of this major American artistic movement."--Jacket
3 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 425 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Somber depictions of working-class life in early twentieth-century New York are the images most often associated with the Ashcan school of artists - the circle around Robert Henri, notably those who participated with him in the seminal exhibition "The Eight" in 1908." "These artists' gritty portrayals of urban life are not, however, representative of the entire spectrum of Ashcan art. Featuring some of the circle's most vibrant and outstanding works, Life's Pleasures: The Ashcan Artists' Brush with Leisure, 1895-1925 demonstrates unequivocally the zeal with which these artists embraced the world of play enjoyed by all levels of society. Spirited scenes of diverse leisure activities in cafes, bars, and parks, at the theatre and at sporting events, on the beach, and in the countryside are complemented by lively essays on the world of leisure experienced and depicted by the Ashcan school, providing a fresh exploration of this major American artistic movement."--Jacket
Collections of the New York Historical Society for the year by
New-York Historical Society(
)
in English and held by 423 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
in English and held by 423 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The life and administration of Richard, earl of Bellomont, governor of the provinces of New York, Massachusetts and New Hampshire,
from 1697 to 1701 : an address delivered before the New York Historical Society, at the celebration of its seventy-fifth anniversary,
Tuesday, November 18th, 1879 by
Frederic De Peyster(
)
11 editions published in 1879 in English and held by 410 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published in 1879 in English and held by 410 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mr. Luman Reed's picture gallery : a pioneer collection of American art by
Ella M Foshay(
Book
)
3 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 405 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 405 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Audubon's aviary : the original watercolors for the birds of America by
Roberta J. M Olson(
Book
)
4 editions published in 2012 in English and held by 402 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A biograhical sketch of an American icon / Roberta J.M. Olson -- Audubon's innovations and the traditif kor aons of ornithological illustration : some things old, some things borrowed, but most things new / Roberta J.M. Olson -- Drawing birds : Audubon's artistic practices / Marjorie Shelley -- Highlights from the watercolors for The birds of America / Roberta J.M. Olson -- The rest of the flock -- Listing of Audubon's bird watercolors in the New-York Historical Society / compiled by Alexandra Mazzitelli
4 editions published in 2012 in English and held by 402 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A biograhical sketch of an American icon / Roberta J.M. Olson -- Audubon's innovations and the traditif kor aons of ornithological illustration : some things old, some things borrowed, but most things new / Roberta J.M. Olson -- Drawing birds : Audubon's artistic practices / Marjorie Shelley -- Highlights from the watercolors for The birds of America / Roberta J.M. Olson -- The rest of the flock -- Listing of Audubon's bird watercolors in the New-York Historical Society / compiled by Alexandra Mazzitelli
Making American taste : narrative art for a new democracy by
Barbara Dayer Gallati(
Book
)
6 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 390 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Making American Taste features fifty-five works from the New-York Historical Society's collection that cast new light on both the history of American art and the formation of American cultural ideals during a crucial period from the 1830s to the late 1860s. By integrating history, literary and religious subjects with now better-known examples of rural and domestic genre, the exhibition explores the broad range of styles and narrative themes that appealed to nineteenth-century Americans seeking cultural refinement. The exhibition includes Louis Lang's The Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment, 1862, a Civil War masterpiece rediscovered, as well as works by such canonical artists as Benjamin West, Asher B. Durand, William Sidney Mount and Eastman Johnson. Additionally, significant works by artists who were major figures in their own time, such as Daniel Huntington, Henry Peters Gray and T.H. Matteson, but who have been virtually ignored in current American art surveys, are also on exhibition. The reintegration of these "forgotten" works into the larger art-historical framework challenges the canon of current taste that has elevated genre to a privileged position at the expense of other narrative modes (including Stuart and Tudor, Shakespearean, and idealized subjects inspired by European masters). Together the works expand our understanding of the tastes of the nineteenth-century New Yorkers whose gifts formed the New-York Historical Society's core collections
6 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 390 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Making American Taste features fifty-five works from the New-York Historical Society's collection that cast new light on both the history of American art and the formation of American cultural ideals during a crucial period from the 1830s to the late 1860s. By integrating history, literary and religious subjects with now better-known examples of rural and domestic genre, the exhibition explores the broad range of styles and narrative themes that appealed to nineteenth-century Americans seeking cultural refinement. The exhibition includes Louis Lang's The Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment, 1862, a Civil War masterpiece rediscovered, as well as works by such canonical artists as Benjamin West, Asher B. Durand, William Sidney Mount and Eastman Johnson. Additionally, significant works by artists who were major figures in their own time, such as Daniel Huntington, Henry Peters Gray and T.H. Matteson, but who have been virtually ignored in current American art surveys, are also on exhibition. The reintegration of these "forgotten" works into the larger art-historical framework challenges the canon of current taste that has elevated genre to a privileged position at the expense of other narrative modes (including Stuart and Tudor, Shakespearean, and idealized subjects inspired by European masters). Together the works expand our understanding of the tastes of the nineteenth-century New Yorkers whose gifts formed the New-York Historical Society's core collections
Inventing the skyline : the architecture of Cass Gilbert by
Cass Gilbert(
Book
)
1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 382 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The essays by major Gilbert scholars and the individual histories of twelve major commissions featured in an exhibit by the New-York Historical Society document the variety and brilliance of Gilbert's architecture, as well as the process of each project: from commission through design to construction and completion. Each discussion illuminates different aspects of Gilbert's work, including the administrative structure of his office and his relationship with engineers, contractors, and clients; his designs for skyscrapers; his work as an urban planner; and his office's use of architectural drawings."--Jacket
1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 382 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The essays by major Gilbert scholars and the individual histories of twelve major commissions featured in an exhibit by the New-York Historical Society document the variety and brilliance of Gilbert's architecture, as well as the process of each project: from commission through design to construction and completion. Each discussion illuminates different aspects of Gilbert's work, including the administrative structure of his office and his relationship with engineers, contractors, and clients; his designs for skyscrapers; his work as an urban planner; and his office's use of architectural drawings."--Jacket
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Allegories American Civil War (1861-1865) Antiquities Artists Art museums Art--Private collections Ashcan school of art Audubon, John James, Birds Birds in art Birds of America (Audubon, John James) Burr, Aaron, Burr Conspiracy (1805-1807) Cole, Thomas, Collectibles Commerce Discoveries in geography Emigration and immigration Hudson River school of landscape painting Immigrants Indians of North America--Missions Jesuits Landauer, Bella Clara, Landscape painting, American Manners and customs Manners and customs in art Missions Museums National characteristics, American, in art New York (State) New York (State)--New York New-York Historical Society North America North America--New France Ornithological illustration Ornithologists Painting, American Painting--Private collections Politics and government Portraits Portraits, American Posters Posters, American--Private collections Reed, Luman, Social conditions United States United States--Hudson River Valley Vice-Presidents Watercolor painting, American Wildlife artists
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Historical Society New York, NY
N-YHS.
New York Historical Association.
New York Historical Association (New York, N.Y.)
New-York Historical Society
New-York Historical Society (New York, N.Y.)
Novjorka Historia Societo
NYHS
Sociedad Historica de Nueva York.
Sociedad Historica de Nueva York (New York, N.Y.)
Société historique de New York (New York, N.Y.)
Нью-Йоркское историческое общество
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ニューヨーク州歴史協会
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