{"product_id":"alexander-von-humboldt-and-the-united-states-art-nature-and-culture-9780691200804","title":"Alexander Von Humboldt and the United States: Art, Nature, and Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe enduring influence of naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt on American art, culture, and politics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was one of the most influential scientists and thinkers of his age. A Prussian-born geographer, naturalist, explorer, and illustrator, he was a prolific writer whose books graced the shelves of American artists, scientists, philosophers, and politicians. Humboldt visited the United States for six weeks in 1804, engaging in a lively exchange of ideas with such figures as Thomas Jefferson and the painter Charles Willson Peale. It was perhaps the most consequential visit by a European traveler in the young nation's history, one that helped to shape an emerging American identity grounded in the natural world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this beautifully illustrated book, Eleanor Jones Harvey examines how Humboldt left a lasting impression on American visual arts, sciences, literature, and politics. She shows how he inspired a network of like-minded individuals who would go on to embrace the spirit of exploration, decry slavery, advocate for the welfare of Native Americans, and extol America's wilderness as a signature component of the nation's sense of self. Harvey traces how Humboldt's ideas influenced the transcendentalists and the landscape painters of the Hudson River School, and laid the foundations for the Smithsonian Institution, the Sierra Club, and the National Park Service. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexander von Humboldt and the United States\u003c\/i\u003e looks at paintings, sculptures, maps, and artifacts, and features works by leading American artists such as Albert Bierstadt, George Catlin, Frederic Church, and Samuel F. B. Morse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished in association with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eExhibition Schedule\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 18, 2020-January 3, 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEleanor Jones Harvey\u003c\/b\u003e is senior curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. She received her PhD in the history of art from Yale University. Harvey is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Civil War and American Art\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Voyage of the Icebergs: Frederic Church's Arctic Masterpiece\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Painted Sketch: American Impressions from Nature, 1830-1880\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eHans-Dieter Sues\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior scientist and curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. He received his PhD in biology from Harvard University. Sues is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of Reptiles\u003c\/i\u003e, the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eTriassic Life on Land\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor or coeditor of several volumes on vertebrate paleontology.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50368449544466,"sku":"9780691200804","price":68.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c3c97ff0-378c-46f2-8dc8-c3f53e410b6b.jpg?v=1728508739","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/alexander-von-humboldt-and-the-united-states-art-nature-and-culture-9780691200804","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}