The enduring influence of naturalist and explorer Alexander von
Humboldt on American art, culture, and politics Alexander 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 traveler in the
young nation's history, one that helped to shape an emerging
American identity grounded in the natural world. In 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. Alexander von Humboldt and the United
States looks at paintings, sculptures, maps, and artifacts, and
features works by leading American artists such as Albert
Bierstadt, George Catlin, Frederic Church, and Samuel F. B. Morse.
Published in association with the Smithsonian American Art Museum,
Washington, DC Exhibition Schedule Smithsonian American Art Museum,
Washington, DC September 18, 2020-January 3, 2021
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