The Great American Hall of Wonders
Exhibition and catalog organized in 2011
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The Great American Hall of Wonders was an exhibition and catalog organized in 2011 by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The exhibit explored a number of themes pertinent to 19th century United States: clocks, Niagara Falls, guns, buffalos, railroads, and "big trees."[1] Works displayed included patent illustrations, advertisements, and artworks.[2]
AuthorClaire Perry
LanguageEnglish
SubjectUnited States history
PublisherWashington, D.C. : Smithsonian American Art Museum; London : In association with D Giles Ltd.
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| Author | Claire Perry |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | United States history |
| Publisher | Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian American Art Museum; London : In association with D Giles Ltd. |
| Publication date | 2011 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Hardcover, paperback |
| ISBN | 978-1-904832-97-3 |
| OCLC | 703623559 |
List of artists
Among the artists, illustrators, photographers and inventors exhibited:[3]
- John James Audubon
- John James Barralet
- Albert Bierstadt
- Richard Norris Brooke
- George Catlin
- Frederic Edwin Church
- James Goodwyn Clonney
- Thomas Cole
- Jasper Francis Cropsey
- Currier and Ives
- Ferdinand Danton Jr.
- Felix Octavius Carr Darley
- Joseph H. Davis
- Charles Deas
- Thomas Doughty
- Robert S. Duncanson
- Asher B. Durand
- Thomas Eakins
- Francis William Edmonds
- John Whetton Ehninger
- Alvan Fisher
- James Gardner
- Ernest Griset
- William Michael Harnett
- Robert Havell
- Martin Johnson Heade
- Thomas Hill
- Winslow Homer
- Daniel Huntington
- George Inness
- Augustus Koch
- John Lewis Krimmel
- Arthur Lumley
- Thomas Moran
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse
- William Sidney Mount
- Eadweard Muybridge
- Thomas Nast
- William Notman
- Bass Otis
- Charles Willson Peale
- Raphaelle Peale
- Henry Cheever Pratt
- William Ranney
- John Rapkin
- Andrew Joseph Russell
- F.L. Seitz
- Lilly Martin Spencer
- John Mix Stanley
- Eli Terry
- John Trumbull
- Elihu Vedder
- Carleton Watkins
- Alexander Wilson
- Henry Worrall
- Thomas Worth