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Order Nr. 76219 PORTRAITS IN THE COLLECTION OF THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY. Lauren B. Hewes,...

PORTRAITS IN THE COLLECTION OF THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY.

Worcester, MA: American Antiquarian Society, 2004. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 408 pages. Portraits in the Collection of the American Antiquarian Society grew out of a project initiated by Georgia B. Barnhill, Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Graphic Arts at the American Antiquarian Society, to update the documentation of the Society's portrait collection reflecting its growth since 1946. The collection is an eclectic one that represents many aspects of the history of the Society: the interests..... READ MORE

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PORTRAITS IN THE COLLECTION OF
THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY

Foreword  7
ELLEN s. DUNLAP

Notes and Acknowledgements  9
GEORGIA B. BARNHILL AND
CAROLINE F. SLOAT

List of Illustrations  13

List of Abbreviations  15

'The Most Distinguished Ancient Worthies of
Our Country'  17
LAUREN B. HEWES

Portraits as Documents: Historical and Humanistic
Reflections  45
LINDA J. DOCHERTY

Portraits in the Collection  59

Color plates I-23 following page  144

Artists and Subjects  406

Index  409