{"title":"Eleanor Jones Harvey","description":"\u003cp\u003eEleanor Jones Harvey's works illuminate the rich intersections of art, history, and culture. With a keen eye for detail and narrative, her books explore how artistic expression shapes and reflects the American experience, inviting readers to see familiar landscapes and figures through a fresh, insightful lens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn titles like \u003cem\u003eAlexander von Humboldt and the United States\u003c\/em\u003e, Harvey blends scholarly research with accessible storytelling, making her books essential for those interested in the cultural dialogue between art and history within the broader context of arts and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"alexander-von-humboldt-and-the-united-states-by-eleanor-jones-harvey-9780691200804","title":"Alexander von Humboldt and the United States","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs Featured on \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e's Holiday Books Round-up: Nature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe enduring influence of naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt on American art, culture, and politics.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) was one of the most influential scientists and thinkers of his age. A Prussian-born geographer, naturalist, explorer, and illustrator, he was a prolific writer whose books graced the shelves of American artists, scientists, philosophers, and politicians. Humboldt visited the United States for six weeks in 1804, engaging in a lively exchange of ideas with such figures as Thomas Jefferson and the painter Charles Willson Peale. It was perhaps the most consequential visit by a European traveller in the young nation's history, one that helped to shape an emerging American identity grounded in the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this beautifully illustrated book, Eleanor Jones Harvey examines how Humboldt left a lasting impression on American visual arts, sciences, literature, and politics. She shows how he inspired a network of like-minded individuals who would go on to embrace the spirit of exploration, decry slavery, advocate for the welfare of Native Americans, and extol America’s wilderness as a signature component of the nation’s sense of self. Harvey traces how Humboldt’s ideas influenced the transcendentalists and the landscape painters of the Hudson River School, and laid the foundations for the Smithsonian Institution, the Sierra Club, and the National Park Service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlexander von Humboldt and the United States\u003c\/em\u003e looks at paintings, sculptures, maps, and artefacts, and features works by leading American artists such as Albert Bierstadt, George Catlin, Frederic Church, and Samuel F. B. Morse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in association with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470035140844,"sku":"9780691200804","price":242.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780691200804-alexander-von-humboldt-and-the-united-states.jpg?v=1775208270"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/eleanor-jones-harvey.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}