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Ringling : the Florida years, 1911-1936 /
John Nicholas Ringling's years in Sarasota spanned the final quarter-century of his life. On Florida's west coast, as the Ringling's Circus became ""the greatest show on earth, "" he collected Baroque paintings, European decorative art, and Italian statuary, built...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Gainesville, Fla. :
University Press of Florida,
©1993.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | John Nicholas Ringling's years in Sarasota spanned the final quarter-century of his life. On Florida's west coast, as the Ringling's Circus became ""the greatest show on earth, "" he collected Baroque paintings, European decorative art, and Italian statuary, built the ostentatious mansion Ca'd'Zan, developed and marketed most of the barrier islands around Sarasota Bay, and became the focus of a confusing pastiche of acclaim, misconception, and suspicion. Sarasota's Ringling Museum is his priceless cultural legacy to the people of Florida and the world of art--an inheritance at risk for the t |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 350 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0813024080 9780813024080 0813059399 9780813059396 |