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A Russian paints America : the travels of Pavel P. Svinʹin, 1811-1813 / edited and introduced by Marina Swoboda & William Benton Whisenhunt ; with an introduction by Christopher Ely ; translated by Marina Swoboda.
- Title
- A Russian paints America : the travels of Pavel P. Svinʹin, 1811-1813 / edited and introduced by Marina Swoboda & William Benton Whisenhunt ; with an introduction by Christopher Ely ; translated by Marina Swoboda.
- Author
- Svinʹin, Pavel Petrovich, 1788-1839
- Publication
- Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2008.
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- Description
- x, 220 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.); 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Pavel Petrovich Svin'in (1787/88-1839) was a painter, diplomat, and journalist who spent two years as part of the first Russian diplomatic mission to the United States. Soon after returning to Russia, Svin'in published a travel narrative of his experiences." "A Russian Paints America presents the first complete English translation of Svin'in's fascinating memoir. Thirty-one original watercolours complement his provocative views on topics such as slavery, religion, politics, and the fine arts. Introductory essays by Marina Swoboda and William Whisenhunt examine Russian-American relations, consider Svin'in's life and particular role in Russian history, and set his work in the context of the genre of picturesque travel - Svin'in clearly did not set out to produce a scholarly account of the United States but a work of literature, at a time when Russian literary language was in its earliest stages of development." "A Russian Paints America provides a compelling picture of the political and cultural environment in Russia and America in the early nineteenth century."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Svinʹin, Pavel Petrovich, 1788-1839 > Travel > United States
- Svinʹin, Pavel Petrovich, 1788-1839 > Travel > Canada
- Svinʹin, Pavel Petrovich, 1788-1839 > Voyages > États-Unis
- Svinʹin, Pavel Petrovich, 1788-1839 > Voyages > Canada
- 1800-1899
- Watercolor painting, Russian > 19th century
- Aquarelle russe > 19e siècle
- Russians > History > United States > 19th century
- United States > Description and travel
- Canada > Description and travel
- United States > Pictorial works
- Canada > Pictorial works
- États-Unis > Descriptions et voyages
- Canada > Descriptions et voyages
- États-Unis > Ouvrages illustrés
- Canada > Ouvrages illustrés
- United States > In art
- Genre/Form
- Art
- History
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references: p. [195]-206.
- Language (note)
- Translated from the Russian.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The beginnings of Russian-American diplomatic relations / William Benton Whisenhunt -- A biography of Pavel Petrovich Svinʹin, 1787-1839 / William Benton Whisenhunt -- Travel in North America and the genre of the picturesque journey / Marina Swoboda -- A picturesque voyage through North America / Pavel P. Svinʹin ; translated by Marina Swoboda -- Appendix. Observations of a Russian in America : a look at the free visual arts in the United States of America / Pavel P. Svinʹin ; translated by Marina Swoboda -- Additional watercolours of North America / by Pavel P. Svinʹin.
- ISBN
- 9780773534148
- 0773534148
- OCLC
- 213103579
- SCSB-10498722
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library