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Harriet Hosmer: A Cultural Biography
ISBN: 9781558498396 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Harriet Hosmer (1830--1908) was celebrated as one of the country's most respected artists, credited with opening the field of sculpture to women and cited as a model of female ability and American refinement. In this biographical study, Kate Culkin explores Hosmer's life and work and places her in the context of a notable group of expatriate writers and artists who gathered in Rome in the mid-nineteenth century. In 1852 Hosmer moved from Boston to Rome, where she shared a house with actress Charlotte Cushman and soon formed close friendships with such prominent expatriates as Robert and... Harriet Hosmer (1830--1908) was celebrated as one of the country's most respected artists, credited with opening the field of sculpture to women an... |
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The Harriet Jacobs Family Papers
ISBN: 9780807831311 / Angielski / Pudełko z zestawem (boxed set) / 2008 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Although millions of African American women were held in bondage over the 250 years that slavery was legal in the United States, Harriet Jacobs (1813-97) is the only one known to have left papers testifying to her life. Her autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, holds a central place in the canon of American literature as the most important slave narrative by an African American woman.
Born in Edenton, North Carolina, Jacobs escaped from her owner in her mid-twenties and hid in the cramped attic crawlspace of her grandmother's house for seven years before... Although millions of African American women were held in bondage over the 250 years that slavery was legal in the United States, Harriet Jacobs (1813-...
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