Victoria Johnson, a historian with a love for gardens and opera, delves into the rich tapestry of America's past. Her academic background, including a doctorate in sociology, informs her exploration of philanthropy, the arts, and New York City's history. Through her writing, she illuminates the lives of pivotal figures and landscapes that shaped the nation's early years. Johnson connects readers to bygone eras, uncovering forgotten narratives and revealing their enduring relevance with compelling research and prose.
The emergence of religious liberty in the West is one of the most important developments in modern history. This book treats the subject in an integrative way, borrowing tools from economics, history, and political science. Researchers in fields across the humanities and social sciences will find it a valuable resource.
The untold story of Hamilton's-and Burr's-physician whose dream to build America's first botanical garden inspired the young Republic.
On 1 January 1919? one hundred years ago? Giorgio de Chirico (1888?1978), one of the 20th century?s most important and controversial artists, arrived in Rome on the overnight train from Ferrara where he had been posted for military service for the last three and a half years. Celebrating the incoming New Year, it also marked the start of a new, all-important chapter in the self-styled Pictor optimus? career, which embraced classicism and the great masters.0The year 1919 would also soon be used by the Surrealists and subsequent critics as the cut-off point for de Chirico?s early Metaphysical painting (1910?18)? a period of creative genius that exerted a key influence on the imminent birth of Surrealism with de Chirico championed as its precursor? and the beginning of his?later? work that spanned nearly sixty years.00Exhibition: Palazzo Ducale, Genova, Italy (29.03-07.07.2019)