Henry Edwards Huntington – His Life and Collections – A Docent Guide - Softcover

Spurgeon, Selena A

 
9780873281379: Henry Edwards Huntington – His Life and Collections – A Docent Guide
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0873281373 ISBN 13: 9780873281379
Publisher: University of California Press, 2002

Synopsis

This is an engaging account of the eventful lives of Henry Edwards and Arabella Huntington, leading twentieth-century philanthropists, and the extraordinary cultural institution they created in Southern California. He was a legendary book, art and plant collector and a visionary leader in the development of Southern California. She was one of the wealthiest women in the nation at the turn of the twentieth century and one of the most important art collectors of her generation. Spurgeon shares a behind-the-scenes view of both their personal lives and the development of the renowned cultural and educational centre we know today. Separate chapters describe how the art collections came together under the guidance of the shrewd art dealer Joseph Duveen: how the library grew out of Mr Huntington's passion for book collecting: and how the estate, a working ranch, evolved into one of the world's most important botanical gardens.

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About the Author

Selena Spurgeon is a longtime docent of the Huntington Library.

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Publisher
University of California Press
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0873281373
ISBN 13 
9780873281379
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
143