Boston Beheld: Antique Town and Country ViewsUPNE, 2008 - 148 Seiten A unique collection of more than sixty original works of art from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Boston Beheld depicts scenes from a bygone era not immediately recognizable to the modern eye. In this stunning and informative volume of full-color period images by professional and amateur artists alike, you will discover sweeping vistas, lively street scenes, and elegant edifices that reveal Boston as a youthful and vibrant town. Selected from both public and private collections by D. Brenton Simons and ranging from fine art to folk art, these works capture the multifaceted character of a sometimes quaint place that has given way to a modern metropolis with the attendant urban sprawl. Boston Beheld offers a portfolio of rarely seen views of the town John Winthrop famously called a “city upon a hill.” Bostonians are seen engaged in everyday commerce, strolling along tree-lined streets, parading on the Common, navigating the harbor, and fomenting historic events. Each image is accompanied by descriptive text highlighting famous landmarks, points of interest, and quotes from famous residents and travelers. From the North End to the South Bay, Boston Beheld offers an ever fascinating and occasionally poignant portrait of a beloved city known now only through these images and the historical record. |
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Adams Arts Beacon Hill Boston Athenæum Boston Beheld Boston Common Boston Gift Boston Harbor Boston Public Library Bostonian Society Bostonian Society/Old brick Brook Farm buildings built captured Charles Bulfinch Charlestown city's Crooked and Narrow demolished depicted Description of Boston Dorchester Edward eighteenth England Historic Genealogical fire Francis summer garden Gardiner Greene Hancock Historic Genealogical Society Historic New England Historical Society Courtesy Josiah Josiah Wolcott Karolik Collection King's Chapel landscape later mansion Massachusetts Historical Society Melvill merchant Mount Auburn Cemetery neighborhood nineteenth century North End Oil on canvas Oil on panel Old Feather Store Old State House Park Street Church Parkman Philip Harry Photograph 2008 Museum Plate Quincy ROXBURY Oil Samuel Shurtleff Society/Old State House South End Street Mall Summer Street Tavern Thomas town town's trees Tremont House Tremont Street unknown artist Views of Boston Walter Muir Whitehill Watercolor on paper WATERFRONT Oil Wharf wrote Zuber et Cie