{"product_id":"1898-art-treasures-of-new-york-centerfold-jamaica-ponce-puerto-rico-dec-3","title":"1898 Art Treasures of New York Centerfold, Jamaica, Ponce Puerto Rico โ€” Dec 3","description":"๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ HARPER'S WEEKLY ยท December 3, 1898\nComplete Issue ยท New York\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nA visually and historically varied issue โ€” a double-page centerfold of famous paintings owned by New York's great collectors, a market scene in Ponce, Jamaica documented as Britain's chief West Indian possession, the new Montana State Capitol just months after its cornerstone was laid, and additional West Indies scenes. Strong content for art history collectors, Caribbean history enthusiasts, and Montana state history buffs.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐ŸŽจ ART TREASURES OF NEW YORK\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\n๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ DOUBLE-PAGE CENTERFOLD โ€” \"ART TREASURES IN NEW YORK โ€” SOME OF THE FAMOUS PAINTINGS OWNED IN THIS CITY\"\nA double-page centerfold documenting the great private art collections of New York City โ€” the famous paintings owned by the Gilded Age's most powerful collectors. By 1898 New York had become the art capital of America, with the great industrial fortunes of the Vanderbilts, Morgans, Rockefellers, and their peers being poured into extraordinary collections of Old Masters and contemporary art. Many of these privately held works would later form the core collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other great institutions. This centerfold is a primary document of Gilded Age art patronage and the birth of America's great museum collections โ€” a vivid piece of American art history and cultural history at a defining moment.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท PONCE, PUERTO RICO\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\n๐Ÿ™๏ธ FULL FRONT PAGE โ€” \"A MARKET SCENE IN PONCE\"\nA full front-page illustration of a market scene in Ponce โ€” Puerto Rico's largest city and commercial capital, now under American administration. Published just six weeks after the formal Spanish evacuation of Puerto Rico, this market scene captures the daily life of a city adjusting to a new sovereignty. A significant and vivid piece of Puerto Rican cultural and social history.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐ŸŒด JAMAICA AND THE WEST INDIES\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\n๐ŸŒด FULL PAGE โ€” \"JAMAICA โ€” SCENES IN ENGLAND'S CHIEF WEST-INDIAN POSSESSION\"\nA full-page illustration of scenes in Jamaica โ€” Britain's most prized Caribbean colony, whose sugar plantations, Blue Mountains, and vibrant culture made it the crown jewel of the British West Indies. Published as the United States was acquiring its own Caribbean possessions from Spain, this documentary of British Jamaica offers a pointed comparison โ€” the established Caribbean empire versus the new American one. A significant piece of Jamaican and British Caribbean colonial history.\n\n๐ŸŒด THREE LARGE ILLUSTRATIONS โ€” \"THE WEST INDIES\"\nThree large illustrations of West Indian scenes โ€” a comprehensive visual survey of the Caribbean at the moment the United States was becoming a Caribbean power. A vivid piece of turn-of-the-century Caribbean history.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ›๏ธ INSIDE THE ISSUE\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\n๐Ÿ›๏ธ QUARTER PAGE โ€” \"THE NEW STATE CAPITOL, HELENA, MONTANA\"\nA quarter-page illustration of the new Montana State Capitol โ€” published just five months after its cornerstone was laid on July 4, 1898, with construction well underway. The Capitol was being built in Greek Neoclassical style from Montana sandstone and granite, with a copper-clad dome that would be topped by the mysterious \"Goddess of Liberty\" statue that arrived anonymously from the East with nothing but a note saying it was meant for the dome. The building was dedicated on July 4, 1901, and completed in 1902. This illustration captures it at the very beginning of its construction โ€” a primary document of Montana civic architecture at a pivotal moment in the young state's history. Montana had only become a state in 1889.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ“‹ CONDITION\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nI photograph every page of every issue so you can inspect the condition closely before purchasing. Please review all images carefully and don't hesitate to ask any questions โ€” I'm happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you buy.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ“Œ DETAILS\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nPublication ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท Harper's Weekly\nDate ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท December 3, 1898\nCity ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท New York\nFormat ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท Illustrated newspaper, complete in 24 pages\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ“ฆ SHIPPING \u0026amp; PRESERVATION\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nโ€ข Stored in an acid-free protective bag and flat-shipped in a padded envelope with heavy cardboard reinforcement\nโ€ข Fully tracked for your peace of mind\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ” SEO TAGS\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nart treasures New York centerfold, famous paintings New York collectors, Gilded Age art collections, New York private art collection, Vanderbilt Morgan art collection, Metropolitan Museum history, Gilded Age art patronage, New York art history antique, Ponce Puerto Rico market scene, Puerto Rico market 1898, Ponce city Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico American occupation 1898, Puerto Rico street scene, Jamaica British West Indies, Jamaica England possession, British Caribbean colonial, West Indies scenes 1898, Caribbean British empire, Jamaica colonial history antique, West Indies illustrations, Montana State Capitol new, Helena Montana Capitol 1898, Montana Capitol construction, New State Capitol Helena, Montana Capitol cornerstone, Montana statehood 1889, Montana Goddess Liberty dome, Bell Kent Capitol Montana, Harper's Weekly 1898, antique newspaper 1898, antique illustration engraving, framing quality print, art history collector, Caribbean history collector, Montana history collector, history lover gift, rare newspaper collectible, museum quality ephemera","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264017559772,"sku":null,"price":38.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/c17decc6-il_fullxfull.8280995346_jdrv.jpg?v=1786496670","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/1898-art-treasures-of-new-york-centerfold-jamaica-ponce-puerto-rico-dec-3","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}