Lions & eagles & bulls
Subtitle: early American tavern & inn signs from the Connecticut Historical Society
By: edited by Susan P. Schoelwer ; essays by Philip D. Zimmerman ... [et al.].
Contributors: Connecticut Historical Society.
Publisher: Connecticut Historical Society in association with Princeton University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Hartford, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
Subjects: Inn signs -- United States -- History -- 18th century -- Exhibitions; Inn signs -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions.
Other titles: Lions and eagles and bulls
Description: "This catalogue - published in conjunction with a major traveling exhibition - features works from The Connecticut Historical Society, which houses the nation's preeminent collection of early American painted tavern signs. Eight essays, written by prominent scholars of American art and cultural history, explore the medium and discuss why these signs are much more than picturesque relics of bygone times. Indeed, this volume reconnects sign paintings to the broad continuum of artistic genres and practices within which they were produced, displayed, and viewed."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-267) and index.
Exhibition dates, the Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Conn., Oct. 26, 2000-April 30, 2001 and others.