| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
200 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm |
| Note |
"Portsmouth Athenaeum in association with Isles of Shoals Historical and Research Association." |
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Exhibition itinerary: Portsmouth Athenaeum, Portsmouth, N.H., June 29-Sept. 29, 2001; Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, Boston, Mass., Oct. 15, 2001-Apr. 12, 2002; New Hampshire Historical Society, Tuck Library, Concord N.H., May 4-Oct. 19, 2002. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-193) and index. |
| Summary |
An examination of the book illustrations, watercolors and painted china done by Celia Thaxter. Thaxter's artist colony on the Isle f Shoals off the New England coast was famous during the second half of the nineteenth century, as was her poetry. |
| Contents |
Celia Thaxter's Kaleidoscopic Appeal / J. Dennis Robinson -- Celia's Friends / Norma H. Mandel -- The Literary Landscape of Celia Thaxter / Jane E. Vallier -- Paradise for a Season: Celia Thaxter's Garden / Nancy Mayer Wetzel -- One Woman's Work: The Visual Art of Celia Laighton Thaxter / Sharon Paiva Stephan. |
| Subject |
Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894 -- Exhibitions.
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China painting -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Exhibitions.
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Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894. (OCoLC)fst00002881
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China painting. (OCoLC)fst00857125
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1899
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| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogues.
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Exhibition catalogs. (OCoLC)fst01424028
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894.
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Portsmouth Athenaeum (Portsmouth, N.H.)
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Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.
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New Hampshire Historical Society.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Stephan, Sharon Paiva, 1948- One woman's work. 1st ed. Portsmouth, N.H. : Peter E. Randall Publisher, ©2001 (OCoLC)742810649 |
| ISBN |
0914339958 (alk. paper) |
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9780914339953 (alk. paper) |
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