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The Art of the World. Illustrated in the Paintings, Statuary and Architecture of the World’s Columbian Exposition. Vol. 2

The Art of the World. Illustrated in the Paintings, Statuary and Architecture of the World’s Columbian Exposition. Vol. 2
1895

Medium
book: photogravure, letterpress, 164 pages, cloth cover with gold embossing, stitched and glued binding
Measurements
40.9 × 29.0 cm (page) 42.2 × 32.1 × 4.7 cm (closed) 42.2 × 68.7 × 2.3 cm (open)
Place/s of Execution
New York, New York, United States
Inscription
printed in red ink on title page u.c.: THE ART / OF THE WORLD
printed in ink on title page u.c.: ILLUSTRATED IN THE PAINTINGS, STATUARY, AND / ARCHITECTURE OF THE / WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXHIBITION
printed in red ink on title page c.: LIST OF SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS
printed in ink on title page c.l.: D. H. BURNHAM / Director of works / HALSEY C. IVES / Chief of the Department of Fine Arts / MOSES P. HANDY / Chief of the Department of Publicity and Promotion / CHARLES YRIARTE / Editor of the Figaro-Salon
printed in ink on title page c.r.: ROGER-BALLU / Commissioner of Fine Arts for France / ANGELO DEL NERO / Royal Special Commissioner of Fine Arts for Italy / Vice-President of the International Jury for the Fine Arts / HUBERT VOS / Assistant Commissioner of Fine Arts for Holland / HUMPHRY WARD / Art Critic of the London Times
printed in ink l.c.: EDITED BY / RIPLEY HITCHCOCK / VOL. II
printed in ink l.c.: NEW YORK / D. APPLETON AND COMPANY / 1895
inscribed on endpaper u.l.: Samuel J. Rantin / Aug. 10th '95.
Accession Number
2012.528
Department
International Photography
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Dr Robert Wilson Collection. Gift of Dr Robert Wilson, 2012
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Bowness Family Foundation
Gallery location
Not on display