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John H. McFadden and his age : cotton and culture in Philadelphia / Richard Carreño.
LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating HC102.5.M346 C37 2021
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Fine Arts Library HC102.5.M346 C37 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carreño, Richard, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- McFadden, John H., 1850-1921.
- McFadden, John H.
- Businessmen--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Biography.
- Businessmen.
- Art--Collectors and collecting--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Biography.
- Art.
- Philanthropists--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Biography.
- Philanthropists.
- Cotton trade--United States--History.
- Cotton trade.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--History.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- United States--Civilization--1865-1918.
- United States.
- Art--Collectors and collecting.
- Civilization.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Genre:
- collective biographies.
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 304 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Camino Books, Inc., [2021]
- Summary:
- "John H. McFadden and His Age: Cotton and Culture in Philadelphia is the first biography dedicated to John McFadden (1850-1921), Philadelphia's-if not the country's-grandest cotton king of his time and collector and donor of an important grouping of British paintings now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Tracing his life in both England and Philadelphia, this book not only examines how McFadden accumulated his wealth and art collection, but also illuminates his roles as a notable philanthropist, a rare-book collector, a real-estate developer, and a museum administrator, as well as the founder of possibly the world's first multimedia news café. Situating him within the context of Philadelphia's late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century major players, McFadden is revealed as the city's unofficial arts czar, overseeing-and often ruling- many of its foremost cultural institutions"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Map on endpaper.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Lewis M. Robbins book fund bookplate.
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Smidt Family Modern and Contemporary Art Collection Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Carreño, Richard. John H. McFadden and his age
- ISBN:
- 9781680980394
- 1680980394
- OCLC:
- 1147948077
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