Green-Wood Cemetery as image and cultural artifact

Author

Schuyler, David

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Imprint. 1989, Num. 1, Vol. 14, p. 2-11, 10 ill.

ISSN

0277-7061

Abstract (en)

On James Smillie's views of Greenwood Cemetery, New York, published in Green-Wood illustrated, 1846; also discusses the rural cemetery movement that developed in the United States in the 1830s in response to urbanism and concerns for hygiene; and provides a brief biography of Smillie.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- Prints and illustration -- United States
• Smillie, James, 1807-1885
• Prints
• United States
• 1800-1900
• Views
• Greenwood Cemetery||New York (NY, USA)
• Cemeteries
• Urbanism
• Hygiene

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Estampe et illustration -- États-Unis
• Smillie, James, 1807-1885
• Estampe
• Etats-Unis
• 1800-1900
• Vues
• Greenwood Cemetery||New York (NY, USA)
• Cimetière
• Urbanisme
• Hygiène

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19911001-00460209

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