The Guggenheims
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The Guggenheims
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Author : John H. Davis
language : en
Publisher: SP Books
Release Date : 1989-12
The Guggenheims written by John H. Davis and has been published by SP Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This definitive portrait of one of America's wealthiest, most influential dynasties traces their dynamic and often tragic lives. 'The Guggenheims': Meyer Guggenheim, the penniless immigrant whose genius for business and penchant for taking risks made the family fortune; Solomon Guggenheim, the pioneer art patron who commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to build the revolutionary piece of modern architecture, The Guggenheim Museum, opening the doors of contemporary art to America; Peggy Guggenheim, self-styled 'first liberated woman' who built a Venetian palace for her art but lost both her daughter and her lover to suicide; Daniel & Harry Guggenheim, whose financial interest in rocket science supported the Apollo moon landing and the growth of America's modern space program; Roger W Straus Jr, grandson of Daniel Guggenheim, who became America's foremost literary publisher, bringing numerous Nobel Prize Winning authors to the world's bookshelves. Updated with the latest from the heirs to the Guggenheim dynasty and illustrated throughout with rare family photos, John Davis has chronicled the saga of one of America's first families of philanthropy.
The Guggenheims
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Author : Debi Unger
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-10-13
The Guggenheims written by Debi Unger and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-13 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
“A richly developed portrait of the rise and decline of one of America’s best known social klans...a great tale.” — BusinessWeek “This fascinating family saga told with the brisk spirit of its subjects, evokes the strength necessary to create a dynasty.” — Nicholas Fox Weber, Los Angeles Times Book Review “The stories [the Ungers] compile are a rich and fascinating tapestry.” — John C. Ensslin, Rocky Mountain News “I am enthralled. A page-turner. . . . What a palatable way to learn American history!” — Leonard Dinnerstein, author of Natives and Strangers “The best-informed account of the clan. . . . An engaging history of the famous family.” — Booklist “Indelible and intriguing . . . meticulously researched and very well written. An American saga.” — Norman F. Cantor, author of The Sacred Chain: The History of the Jews “Fascinating...an engaging story recounted by the Ungers in fast-paced, well-documented style.” — Robin Updike, Seattle Times “Excellent...pitch-perfect...their narrative moves more swiftly than any 550-page group biogrpahy has any right to.” — Francis Morrone, New York Sun
The Guggenheims
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Author : Harvey O'Connor
language : en
Publisher: New York : Covici, Friede
Release Date : 1937
The Guggenheims written by Harvey O'Connor and has been published by New York : Covici, Friede this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1937 with Mineral industries categories.
Chiefly the life story of successful entrepreneur and business magnate Meyer Guggenheim including his genealogy and family history as well as the history of his multiple business enterprises. The son of Simon Guggenheim, Meyer was born in 1828 in Ober-Lengnau, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. Fleeing religious persecution and oppression in Switzerland the Simon Guggenheim family, along with family friend Rachel Myers and her family, emigrated in 1847 (via Hamburg) to America landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Soon after arriving in America, Father Simon Guggenheim (1792-1869) married widow Rachel Myers. In about 1852 in Philadelphia, Meyer Guggenheim took his stepsister Barbara Myers (1834-1900) to be his bride. In the coming years young Meyer Guggenheim was to become an important influence in mining and financial circles in the United States and throughout the world. Barbara Myers Guggenheim died 20 March 1900 in New York City, New York. She was laid away in the big Mausoleum " ... in Salem Fields, Jamaica, Long Island."--P. 157. Meyer Guggenheim died 15 March 1905 at Palm Beach, Florida. He was laid to rest by his wife in Salem Fields. Descendants and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, New York, New England and elsewhere.
The Guggenheims
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Author : Irwin Unger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-08
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A portrait of a great American dynasty founded by Meyer Guggenheim, and its legacy in business, technology, the arts, and philanthropy. In the early years Meyer¿s seven sons worked as one to expand their growing mining and smelting empire. In the third generation, the family was a force in aviation, publishing, and horse racing. A successor wasn¿t found and the great Guggenheim business enterprise crumbled. Meanwhile, in the mid-20th cent., the Guggenheims became the agents of modernism in the visual arts. After their generation, the family has produced many accomplished members, such as publisher Roger Straus II and archaeologist Iris Love. ¿A unique and remarkable epic story of one family¿s amazing rise to prominence.¿ Photos.
The Guggenheim Collection
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Author : Jennifer Blessing
language : en
Publisher: Guggenheim Museum
Release Date : 2006
The Guggenheim Collection written by Jennifer Blessing and has been published by Guggenheim Museum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Art categories.
Originally, Solomon R. Guggenheim donated works from his collection to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, which he began in 1937 to support and promote non-objective art. Then, in 1939, he established the Museum of Non-Objective Painting, which was renamed the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in 1952, and its signature Frank Lloyd Wright building opened on New York's Fifth Avenue in 1959. Over time, the Guggenheim has expanded the type of art that it exhibits and collects through the addition of other great collections - notably, those of Karl Nierendorf, Peggy Guggenheim, Justin and Hilde Thannhauser, and Giuseppe Panza di Biumo - as well as through opportunities that resulted from the institution's increasingly international focus in more recent decades. The Guggenheim today encompasses venues on two continents: the museum in New York, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, the Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin and the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum in Las Vegas. This volume is published on the occasion of a major exhibition at the Kunst-und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn, and the Kunstmuseum Bonn. With its comprehensive presentation of masterworks from the Guggenheim's extended holdings, it provides insight into Modern and Contemporary art movements - from Impressionism to Cubism, Surrealism to Abstract Expressionism, Pop art and Minimalism to the most recent developments - and the distinctive features of the collection. The selection emphasizes the Guggenheim's ongoing commitment to acquiring the work of particular artists in depth, including Vasily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Pablo Picasso, Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Serra and Matthew Barney, among many others.
Growing Up Guggenheim
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Author : Peter Lawson-Johnston
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2014-05-20
Growing Up Guggenheim written by Peter Lawson-Johnston and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In Growing Up Guggenheim, Peter Lawson-Johnston—a Guggenheim himself, and the board president who oversaw the transformation of the renowned museum from a local New York institution to a global art venture—shares a personal memoir that includes intimate portraits of the five people principally responsible for the entire Guggenheim art legacy. In addition to first-hand biographical accounts of his grandfather Solomon Guggenheim (the museum’s founder), his cousin Harry (Solomon’s successor), and his famously rebellious cousin Peggy (whose magnificent Venice art collection he helped bring under New York Guggenheim management), the author tells the stories of long-time museum director Thomas Messer, who initiated the bold expansion of Frank Lloyd Wright’s original museum building, and current director Thomas Krens, whose controversial tenure has featured such innovations as the Guggenheim’s wildly successful first international outpost in Bilbao, Spain, and exhibits devoted to fashion and motorcycles. Lawson-Johnston also traces his own career, from his first job as sales manager of a remote feldspar mine, to his rapid ascent to the family summit, to his extension of the Guggenheim legacy in ways none of his predecessors could have envisioned. Despite his native and tangible humility, this evocative narrative makes clear Lawson-Johnston’s indispensable role as the loyal steward of one of America’s most famous family enterprises.
The Guggenheims
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Author : Harvey O'Connor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1937
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Art Of This Century
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Author : Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer
language : en
Publisher: Guggenheim Museum
Release Date : 2003-07
Art Of This Century written by Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer and has been published by Guggenheim Museum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-07 with Art categories.
Now in Paperback! This lavishly illustrated book explores a century of modern art through the exceptional holdings of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice. Engaging, accessible essays introduce a range of art-historical issues, from the depiction of women in Impressionist works to the Guggenheim's influential role in presenting new artistic currents, such as Minimalist, Conceptual and site-specific art. Also recounted are the fascinating stories of Solomon R. Guggenheim, who championed abstract art in the United States, and his flamboyant niece Peggy Guggenheim, an equally important art patron, as well as the saga of the design process and building of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, one of Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpieces.
The Guggenheims And The American Dream
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Author : Edwin Palmer Hoyt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
The Guggenheims And The American Dream written by Edwin Palmer Hoyt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with categories.
The New Yorker Visits The Guggenheim
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Author : Anthony Calnek
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The New Yorker Visits The Guggenheim written by Anthony Calnek and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with categories.
Artwork by Charles Addams, Roz Chast, Art Spiegelman, Saul Steinberg.