The art of wealth : the Huntingtons in the Gilded Age

The art of wealth : the Huntingtons in the Gilded Age

San Marino, CA : Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, 2013.

xv, 362 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 30 cm.

920.2 H949be 2013

(OCoLC)823085266

Focuses on four individuals: Collis Huntington, who started out as a peddler and went on to found a railroad empire; his second wife, Arabella, a woman of great intelligence and taste; her son, Archer, who devoted his life to creating and supporting museums; and Collis's nephew, Henry E. Huntington, who built up an extraordinary foundation, the Huntington library, art collections, and botanical gardens, and gave it to the public as an enduring legacy--Book jacket.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-344) and index.
Contents: Prologue. Collis P. Huntington: "From whom the fortunes of all of us came" -- Collis P. Huntington, 1862 to 1884 -- Collis P. Huntington and Arabella D. Huntington, 1884 to 1900 -- Arabella, Archer, and Henry Huntington, 1900 to 1913 -- Henry, Arabella, and Archer Huntington, 1914 to 1924 -- Henry E. Huntington, 1924 to 1927, and his legacy.
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