A home of the humanities
Subtitle: the collecting and patronage of Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss
By: James N. Carder, editor.
Contributors: Carder, James Nelson, 1948-; Dumbarton Oaks.
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
ISBN-13: 9780884023654
Subjects: Bliss, Robert Woods, -- 1875-1962 -- Art collections -- Congresses; Bliss, Mildred, -- 1879-1969 -- Art collections -- Congresses; Bliss, Robert Woods, -- 1875-1962 -- Art patronage -- Congresses; Bliss, Mildred, -- 1879-1969 -- Art patronage -- Congresses; Dumbarton Oaks -- Congresses; Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Washington (D.C.) -- Congresses; Art patronage -- Washington (D.C.) -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses
Notes: "Proceedings of the symposium 'A home of the humanities, a symposium on the collecting and patronage of Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss,' organized by the Dumbarton Oaks Museum, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C., in honor of the completion of the capital building campaign and the reopening of the museum. The symposium was held on Saturday and Sunday, 12 and 13 April 2008"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss : a brief biography / James N. Carder; title: Royall Tyler and the Bliss collection of Byzantine Art / Robert S. Nelson; title: Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss and the pre-Columbian collection at Dumbarton Oaks / Julie Jones; title: Collecting past and present : music history and musical performance at Dumbarton Oaks / Jeanice Brooks; title: The architectural history of Dumbarton Oaks and the contribution of Armand Albert Rateau / James N. Carder; title: Beatrix Farrand's design for the garden of Dumbarton Oaks / Robin Karson; title: Mildred Barnes Bliss's garden library at Dumbarton Oaks / Therese O'Malley.