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"The Road To Ruins And Restoration": Roland W Robbins And The Professionalization Of Historical Archaeology, Donald Walter Linebaugh Jan 1996

"The Road To Ruins And Restoration": Roland W Robbins And The Professionalization Of Historical Archaeology, Donald Walter Linebaugh

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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 Jan 1996

Facing Philadelphia: The Social Functions Of Silhouettes, Miniatures, And Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860, Anne Ayer Verplanck

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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 Jan 1995

Joshua Johnson Revisited: Filling The Lacunae, Toby Maria Chieffo-Reidway

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


'Post-Humously Hot': Bill Traylor's Life And Art, Colleen Doyle Worrell Jan 1994

'Post-Humously Hot': Bill Traylor's Life And Art, Colleen Doyle Worrell

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


An Archaeological Perspective On The African-American Slave Diet At Mount Vernon's House For Families, Stephen Charles Atkins Jan 1994

An Archaeological Perspective On The African-American Slave Diet At Mount Vernon's House For Families, Stephen Charles Atkins

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Frank Lloyd Wright: Architect Of An Age, Alexander O. Boulton Jan 1993

Frank Lloyd Wright: Architect Of An Age, Alexander O. Boulton

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Martin's Hundred: A Settlement Study, David Muraca Jan 1993

Martin's Hundred: A Settlement Study, David Muraca

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts: Its Founding, 1930-1936, Elizabeth Geesey Holmes Jan 1993

The Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts: Its Founding, 1930-1936, Elizabeth Geesey Holmes

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Free African-American Archeology: Interpreting An Antebellum Farmstead, Robin Leigh Ryder Jan 1991

Free African-American Archeology: Interpreting An Antebellum Farmstead, Robin Leigh Ryder

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Fortifications Of St Eustatius: An Archaeological And Historical Study Of Defense In The Caribbean, Bryan Paul Howard Jan 1991

Fortifications Of St Eustatius: An Archaeological And Historical Study Of Defense In The Caribbean, Bryan Paul Howard

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Benjamin Trott: Miniature Painter, Anne Ayer Verplanck Jan 1990

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 Jan 1989

Yorktown Shipwreck 44yo88: Stores And Cargo From A British Naval Supply Vessel From The American War For Independence, John D. Broadwater

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Historical Settlements In Sarpy County, Nebraska, 1803-1900, Monique Ernestine Sawyer Jan 1986

Historical Settlements In Sarpy County, Nebraska, 1803-1900, Monique Ernestine Sawyer

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Community In Gloucestertown, Virginia: The Context And Archaeology Of Town Development In 17th And 18th Century Virginia, Karen B. Fisher Jan 1986

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 Jan 1984

Historical Archaeology At Jamestown, Virginia, Roni Hinote Polk

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


An Introduction To Artist A B Jackson And His Portrayal Of The American Neighborhood, Cindy R. Shepard Jan 1984

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 Jan 1982

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 Jan 1977

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 Jan 1969

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 Jan 1965

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.