In Pursuit of History
Subtitle: A Lifetime Collecting American Art and Artifacts
Publisher: Yale University Press; Philadelphia Museum of Art; Philadelphia Museum Distribution
Published: 2020
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780876332931
Description: "This book offers a scholarly assessment of the highlights of the collection of the Dietrich American Foundation, founded in 1963 by businessman and philanthropist H. Richard Dietrich Jr. (1938-2007). In-depth essays explore the formation of the collection and examine areas of strength, offering readers a greater understanding of history and material culture of the Colonial period"--