Beschreibung
This book investigates why nations with rich archaeological pasts like Egypt, Greece, and Jordan gave important antiquitiesoften unique, rare, and highly valued monumentsto New York City, New York Institutions, and the United States from 1879 to 1965. In addition to analyzing the givers motivations, the author examines why New Yorkers and Americans coveted such objects. The book argues that these gifted antiquities function as archaeological ambassadors and that the objects given were instruments of cultural diplomacy. These gifts sought to advance the goals of Egypt, Greece, and Jordanall states that had rich cultural and archaeological heritageswith the United States, once an ascendent nation and then a global superpower, to strengthen cultural, economic, and political relations.
Autorenporträt
Elizabeth R. Macaulay is an Associate Professor of Liberal Studies, Classics, Middle Eastern Studies, and Digital Humanities at The Graduate Center, The City University of New York. Her research examines the intersection of antiquity and modernity. She is the author or editor of six books, including Antiquity in Gotham: The Ancient Architecture of New York City (2021) and Classical New York: Discovering Greece and Rome in Gotham (2018). Educated at Cornell and Oxford Universities, she has served as a general trustee of the Archaeological Institute of America. She chairs the board of Smarhistory.org, the Center for Public Art History, where she is also a regular contributor and acquiring editor.
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