The Kremlin
- Title:
- The Kremlin
- Collection:
- Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Donor:
- White, Andrew D.
- Photographer:
- Espinosa de los Monteros, Pamela
- Date:
- 1880-1900
- Location:
- Uris Library, Andrew D. White Library, Cornell University
- Country:
- Russia
- ID Number:
- artsdb_0916
- File Name:
- artsdb_0916.jpg
- Work Type:
- hand coloring
black-and-white prints (photographs) - Materials/Techniques:
- Hand-colored gelatin silver print
- Subject:
- Kremlin (Moscow, Russia)
- Image View Type:
- General
- Image View Description:
- Front View
- Description:
- “The Kremlin, is the citadel in Moscow, centre of administration of the Russian government and formerly of the Soviet Communist government. Covering an area of 28 hectares, its palaces, churches, and monuments are surrounded by a wall 2235 m (7333 feet) in length. The building of the Kremlin began in 1156 when Prince Yuri Dolgoruky ordered a wooden fort to be built on Borovitsky Hill. This later became the residence of the Grand Dukes of Moscow and the site where Russian emperors and empresses came to be crowned” ["Kremlin, the" A Dictionary of World History. Oxford University Press, 2000. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press.http://www.oxfordreference.com]. This painted photograph was most likely acquired by Andrew D. White while serving as ambassador to Russia, 1892-1894.
- 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]. 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."
"Kremlin, the" A Dictionary of World History. Oxford University Press, 2000. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press.http://www.oxfordreference.com - 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.