Item #163070 Historic annals of the National Academy of Design. New-York Drawing Association, etc., with occasional dottings by the way-side, from 1825 to the present time. Thos. S. Cummings, Thomas Seir Cummings.
Historic annals of the National Academy of Design. New-York Drawing Association, etc., with occasional dottings by the way-side, from 1825 to the present time
Historic annals of the National Academy of Design. New-York Drawing Association, etc., with occasional dottings by the way-side, from 1825 to the present time
Historic annals of the National Academy of Design. New-York Drawing Association, etc., with occasional dottings by the way-side, from 1825 to the present time
Historic annals of the National Academy of Design. New-York Drawing Association, etc., with occasional dottings by the way-side, from 1825 to the present time
Historic annals of the National Academy of Design. New-York Drawing Association, etc., with occasional dottings by the way-side, from 1825 to the present time
Historic annals of the National Academy of Design. New-York Drawing Association, etc., with occasional dottings by the way-side, from 1825 to the present time
Historic annals of the National Academy of Design. New-York Drawing Association, etc., with occasional dottings by the way-side, from 1825 to the present time

Historic annals of the National Academy of Design. New-York Drawing Association, etc., with occasional dottings by the way-side, from 1825 to the present time

Philadelphia: George W. Childs, 1865. Original Edition, not a reprint. Hardcover. Textured brown cloth/boards; gilt lettering on spine. 364 pp. with no illustrations. No dust jacket, as issued. Good+ bumps to corners, some rubbing to covers, and fading to spine. Additionally, cloth at head of spine has been re-glued (one copy is not glued and has chipping at both spine ends) and the very bottom half inch of spine cloth is missing. The front board is loosening a bit. The inner hinge is broken. end papers are mildly foxed; pages are lightly age-toned, as expected. Some page edges show wear. Item #163070

In 1825, a group of artists and architects including Thomas Cole, Rembrandt Peale, Ithiel Town, Samuel F. B. Morse, Asher B. Durand, and others formed what would soon become the National Academy. Modeled after the Royal Academy in London, the National Academy was founded with the simple yet powerful mission to “promote the fine arts in America through instruction and exhibition.” (from the Academy's web site) The New York Drawing Association was formed in the autumn of 1825. This is the history of the first 40 years of both organizations.

OCLC: 8246199

Price: $150.00

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