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This volume will appeal to art collectors and lovers of historic houses, museums, and libraries, as well as readers fascinated by the intersection of art and architecture, literature and history, and the history of ideas and collecting.

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This book takes us inside the home of the Garrett family, which is now a museum and library... Its sumptuous pages give us a glimpse of Evergreen's splendid architectural detail and the family's impressive 20th-century art collection, including the likes of degas and Picasso. Baltimore Magazine

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Evergreen: A History
Chapter 2. The Garrett Collection of Chinese and Japanese Art
Chapter 3. The Decorative Arts Collection: A Cross-Section
Chapter 4. Contemporary and Cosmopolitan: The Evergreen Collection of Twentieth-CenturyArt
Chapter 5. "A Memorial to My Family": The John Work Garrett Library of Rare Books and Manuscripts
Afterword
Abbreviations
Notes
Index

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 16/08/2017
      ISBN13: 9781421421698, 978-1421421698
      ISBN10: 1421421690
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This volume will appeal to art collectors and lovers of historic houses, museums, and libraries, as well as readers fascinated by the intersection of art and architecture, literature and history, and the history of ideas and collecting.

      Trade Review
      This book takes us inside the home of the Garrett family, which is now a museum and library... Its sumptuous pages give us a glimpse of Evergreen's splendid architectural detail and the family's impressive 20th-century art collection, including the likes of degas and Picasso. Baltimore Magazine

      Table of Contents

      Foreword
      Acknowledgements
      Chapter 1. Evergreen: A History
      Chapter 2. The Garrett Collection of Chinese and Japanese Art
      Chapter 3. The Decorative Arts Collection: A Cross-Section
      Chapter 4. Contemporary and Cosmopolitan: The Evergreen Collection of Twentieth-CenturyArt
      Chapter 5. "A Memorial to My Family": The John Work Garrett Library of Rare Books and Manuscripts
      Afterword
      Abbreviations
      Notes
      Index

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