James Jackson Jarves
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James Jackson Jarves was an American newspaper editor, and art critic who is remembered above all as the first American art collector to buy Italian primitives and Old Masters.
Jarves was the editor of an early weekly newspaper in the Hawaiian Islands
, the Polynesian (1840–1848). During the 1850s, Jarves relocated to Florence, Italy where he served as the U.S.
vice-consul
and collected art. When in 1871, the Yale University Art Gallery
purchased 119 early Italian paintings from Jarves, spanning the centuries from the tenth to the seventeenth, which had been refused by other American museums, they paid only $30,000.
Edith Wharton
drew upon Jarves' well-known misfortunes in her novella False Dawn (The Forties).
Jarves was the editor of an early weekly newspaper in the Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiian Islands
The Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, numerous smaller islets, and undersea seamounts in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some 1,500 miles from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll...
, the Polynesian (1840–1848). During the 1850s, Jarves relocated to Florence, Italy where he served as the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
vice-consul
Consul (representative)
The political title Consul is used for the official representatives of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, and to facilitate trade and friendship between the peoples of the two countries...
and collected art. When in 1871, the Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery
The Yale University Art Gallery houses a significant and encyclopedic collection of art in several buildings on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Although it embraces all cultures and periods, the Gallery possesses especially renowned collections of early Italian painting,...
purchased 119 early Italian paintings from Jarves, spanning the centuries from the tenth to the seventeenth, which had been refused by other American museums, they paid only $30,000.
Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton , was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer.- Early life and marriage:...
drew upon Jarves' well-known misfortunes in her novella False Dawn (The Forties).
Books
Some of his works:- History of the Hawaiian or Sandwich Islands: Embracing Their Antiquities, Mythology, Legends, Discovery by Europeans in the Sixteenth Century, Re-Discovery by CookJames CookCaptain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...
, with Their Civil, Religious and Political History, from the Earliest Traditionary Period to the Present Time (1843) - Scenes and Scenery in the Sandwich Islands, and a trip through Central AmericaCentral AmericaCentral America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
: being observations from my notebooks during the years 1837-1842 (1843) - Parisian Sights and French Principles, Seen Through American Spectacles (1852)
- Parisian Sights and French Principles, Seen Through American Spectacles, Second Series (1855)
- Art-Hints, Architecture, Sculpture and Painting (1855)
- Italian Sights and Papal Principles, Seen Through American Spectacles (1856)
- Kiana: A Tradition of HawaiiHawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
(1857) - Why and What Am I? The Confessions of an Inquirer, In Three Parts. Part I. Heart-Experience; or, The Education of the Emotions (1857)
- Art Studies: The "Old Masters" of ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
; PaintingPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
(1861) - The Art-Idea: Part Second of Confessions of an Inquirer (1864)
- Art Thoughts, The Experiences and Observations of an American Amateur in EuropeEuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
(1870) - A Glimpse at the Art of JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
(1876) - Italian Rambles, Studies of Life and Manners in New and Old ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
(1883) - Pepero, the Boy-Artist. A Brief Memoir of James Jackson Jarves, Jr. (1891)
Articles
This list is incomplete.- Jarves, J. Jackson, Genius of Doré. The Atlantic MonthlyThe Atlantic MonthlyThe Atlantic is an American magazine founded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1857. It was created as a literary and cultural commentary magazine. It quickly achieved a national reputation, which it held for more than a century. It was important for recognizing and publishing new writers and poets,...
, vol. 24, issue 143 (September 1869). - Jarves, J. Jackson, Asceticism, or the Sanctuary of St. Francis. The Galaxy, vol. 8, issue 4 (Oct 1869).
- Jarves, J. Jackson, Museums of Art. The Galaxy, vol. 10, issue 1 (July 1870).
- Jarves, J. Jackson, A new Phase of Druidism. The Galaxy, vol. 10, issue 6 (December 1870).
- Jarves, James Jackson, Pescaglia, the Home of a Mad Artist. The Atlantic MonthlyThe Atlantic MonthlyThe Atlantic is an American magazine founded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1857. It was created as a literary and cultural commentary magazine. It quickly achieved a national reputation, which it held for more than a century. It was important for recognizing and publishing new writers and poets,...
, vol. 34, issue 203 (September 1874). - Jarves, James Jackson, American Museums of Art. Scribner's Monthly, vol. 18, issue 3 (July 1879).
- Jarves, James Jackson, The New School of Italian Painting and Sculpture. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 60, issue 358 (March 1880).
- Jarves, James Jackson, Ancient and Modern Venetian Glass of Murano. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 64, issue 380 (January 1882).
- Jarves, James Jackson, The Gates of Paradise. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 65, issue 385 (June 1882).
External links
- James Jackson Jarves, Dictionary of Art Historians
- James Jackson Jarves (1818-1888) Papers, Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library
- Photograph of James Jackson Jarves, Yale University Library
- Early European Art, Yale University Art Gallery
- http://artgallery.yale.edu/pages/collection/conservation/conservation_poll.htmlThe cleaning and restoration of Antonio PollaiuoloAntonio PollaiuoloAntonio del Pollaiolo , also known as Antonio di Jacopo Pollaiuolo or Antonio Pollaiolo, was an Italian painter, sculptor, engraver and goldsmith during the Renaissance.-Biography:...
's Hercules and Deianira], Yale University Art Gallery - The restoration of the early Italian "Primitives" during the 20th century: Valuing art and its consequences by Cathleen Hoeniger, Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 1999, Volume 38, Number 2, Article 3 (pp. 144 to 161)
- Branch, Mark Alden. Lost and Found, Yale Alumni MagazineYale Alumni MagazineThe Yale Alumni Magazine is an alumni magazine about Yale University. It was founded in 1891. It is independent from the university, and is governed by a corporation, Yale Alumni Publications, Inc....
, May 2000