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"The Road To Ruins And Restoration": Roland W Robbins And The Professionalization Of Historical Archaeology, Donald Walter Linebaugh
"The Road To Ruins And Restoration": Roland W Robbins And The Professionalization Of Historical Archaeology, Donald Walter Linebaugh
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Roland W. Robbins helped to pioneer the profession of historical archaeology. as the discipline professionalized, he found himself increasingly excluded. This study analyzes Robbins's career within the context of the disciplines of archaeology and historic preservation and considers the professionalization process, current cultural resource management practice, the value of early data, and the importance of public archaeology.;The study also explores archaeology as Robbins's solution to his long personal crisis of vocation. He reacted to his coming of age during the Depression by searching for personal foundations and also responded to larger cultural needs, including a quest for the roots of …
Facing Philadelphia: The Social Functions Of Silhouettes, Miniatures, And Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860, Anne Ayer Verplanck
Facing Philadelphia: The Social Functions Of Silhouettes, Miniatures, And Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860, Anne Ayer Verplanck
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In 1807, Charles Fraser lauded fellow miniature artist Edward Greene Malbone's ability to produce "such striking resemblances, that they will never fail to perpetuate the tenderness of friendship, to divert the cares of absence, and to aid affection in dwelling on those features and that image which death has forever wrested from it." The explanations traditionally given for the commissioning of portraits--the perpetuation of family or institutional memory--correspond with Fraser's comments. Yet these explanations rarely incorporate the social context: the communities in which images were produced and the individual, familial, or group meanings of portraits.;"Facing Philadelphia: The Social Functions of …
Joshua Johnson Revisited: Filling The Lacunae, Toby Maria Chieffo-Reidway
Joshua Johnson Revisited: Filling The Lacunae, Toby Maria Chieffo-Reidway
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No abstract provided.
'Post-Humously Hot': Bill Traylor's Life And Art, Colleen Doyle Worrell
'Post-Humously Hot': Bill Traylor's Life And Art, Colleen Doyle Worrell
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No abstract provided.
An Archaeological Perspective On The African-American Slave Diet At Mount Vernon's House For Families, Stephen Charles Atkins
An Archaeological Perspective On The African-American Slave Diet At Mount Vernon's House For Families, Stephen Charles Atkins
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No abstract provided.
Frank Lloyd Wright: Architect Of An Age, Alexander O. Boulton
Frank Lloyd Wright: Architect Of An Age, Alexander O. Boulton
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No abstract provided.
Martin's Hundred: A Settlement Study, David Muraca
Martin's Hundred: A Settlement Study, David Muraca
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No abstract provided.
The Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts: Its Founding, 1930-1936, Elizabeth Geesey Holmes
The Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts: Its Founding, 1930-1936, Elizabeth Geesey Holmes
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No abstract provided.
Free African-American Archeology: Interpreting An Antebellum Farmstead, Robin Leigh Ryder
Free African-American Archeology: Interpreting An Antebellum Farmstead, Robin Leigh Ryder
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No abstract provided.
Fortifications Of St Eustatius: An Archaeological And Historical Study Of Defense In The Caribbean, Bryan Paul Howard
Fortifications Of St Eustatius: An Archaeological And Historical Study Of Defense In The Caribbean, Bryan Paul Howard
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No abstract provided.
Benjamin Trott: Miniature Painter, Anne Ayer Verplanck
Benjamin Trott: Miniature Painter, Anne Ayer Verplanck
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Yorktown Shipwreck 44yo88: Stores And Cargo From A British Naval Supply Vessel From The American War For Independence, John D. Broadwater
Yorktown Shipwreck 44yo88: Stores And Cargo From A British Naval Supply Vessel From The American War For Independence, John D. Broadwater
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No abstract provided.
Historical Settlements In Sarpy County, Nebraska, 1803-1900, Monique Ernestine Sawyer
Historical Settlements In Sarpy County, Nebraska, 1803-1900, Monique Ernestine Sawyer
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No abstract provided.
Community In Gloucestertown, Virginia: The Context And Archaeology Of Town Development In 17th And 18th Century Virginia, Karen B. Fisher
Community In Gloucestertown, Virginia: The Context And Archaeology Of Town Development In 17th And 18th Century Virginia, Karen B. Fisher
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Historical Archaeology At Jamestown, Virginia, Roni Hinote Polk
Historical Archaeology At Jamestown, Virginia, Roni Hinote Polk
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No abstract provided.
An Introduction To Artist A B Jackson And His Portrayal Of The American Neighborhood, Cindy R. Shepard
An Introduction To Artist A B Jackson And His Portrayal Of The American Neighborhood, Cindy R. Shepard
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Down From The Ivory Tower: American Artists During The Depression, Susan M. Eltscher
Down From The Ivory Tower: American Artists During The Depression, Susan M. Eltscher
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Work Of Clarence S Stein, 1919-1939, Prudence Anne Phillimore
The Work Of Clarence S Stein, 1919-1939, Prudence Anne Phillimore
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Charles Bridges, Painter And Humanitarian, Susanne Hening Neale
Charles Bridges, Painter And Humanitarian, Susanne Hening Neale
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Colonial Dining Equipage And Furnishings As Revealed In Isle Of Wight County Records, 1743-1752, Mary Lee Glenn
Colonial Dining Equipage And Furnishings As Revealed In Isle Of Wight County Records, 1743-1752, Mary Lee Glenn
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.