Saint Basil's Cathedral
- Title:
- Saint Basil's Cathedral
- Collection:
- Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Donor:
- White, Andrew D.
- Photographer:
- Espinosa de los Monteros, Pamela
- Date:
- ca. 1885-1900
- Location:
- Uris Library, Andrew D. White Library, Cornell University
- ID Number:
- artsdb_1607
- File Name:
- artsdb_1607.jpg
- Work Type:
- hand coloring
art photography - Materials/Techniques:
- hand-colored photograph
- Subject:
- cathedrals
- Image View Type:
- General
- Image View Description:
- Front View
- Description:
- Donated by Andrew Dickson White, First President and Co-Founder of Cornell University (1866-1885). "During and after his years as president of Cornell university, White had a distinguished diplomatic career. He served as Commissioner to Santo Domingo in 1871, as United States Minister to Berlin from 1879 to 1881, as Minister to Russia from 1892 to 1895, as a member of the Venezuela Boundary Commission in 1896 to 1897, as president of the American delegation to The Hague Peace Conference in 1899, and as Ambassador to Germany from 1897 to 1902" [Engst, Elaine.“Cornell’s Twelve Presidents: Andrew Dickson White, President, 1866-1885," Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections-Cornell University Library, accessed August 22, 2012, http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/presidents/view_item.php?sec=3&sub=8]. This artwork is believed to have been collected by Mr. White while serving as Ambassador to Russia. The label included with this work reads:" Presented by Mr. Andrew D. White Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America."
- Source:
- Engst, Elaine.“Cornell’s Twelve Presidents: Andrew Dickson White, President, 1866-1885," Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections-Cornell University Library, accessed August 22, 2012, http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/presidents/view_item.php?sec=3&sub=8
- Repository:
- Cornell University
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The content in the Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia Collection is protected by copyright, and the copyright holders are Cornell University Library and the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus. This collection was created by Cornell University Library in 2010, with funding from a Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences Grant to Howard Howland. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Please contact the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus at cape@cornell.edu for more information about this collection, or to request permission to use these images.