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William M. S. Rasmussen was born in 1946.
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204W Washington St, Lexington, VA 24450, United States
In 1968 William M. S. Rasmussen received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington and Lee University.
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University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
In 1975 William M. S. Rasmussen obtained a Master of Arts degree from the University of Chicago.
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Newark, DE 19716, United States
In 1980 William M. S. Rasmussen gained a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Delaware.
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University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
In 1975 William M. S. Rasmussen obtained a Master of Arts degree from the University of Chicago.
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204W Washington St, Lexington, VA 24450, United States
In 1968 William M. S. Rasmussen received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington and Lee University.
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Newark, DE 19716, United States
In 1980 William M. S. Rasmussen gained a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Delaware.
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Pocahontas: Her Life & Legend
(She was born into a culture that had some knowledge of Eu...)
She was born into a culture that had some knowledge of Europeans, and after settling on the outskirts of the territory controlled by her father, she was apparently drawn to these particular strangers. A number of the chroniclers of the Jamestown founding mention her by name and note her interactions with the English settlers. The Powhatan girl, who was reported to have saved John Smith from execution and to have enjoyed cartwheeling naked with the young boys of the Jamestown settlement, would as a young woman being kidnapped as a political pawn, converted to Christianity, married to a settler and taken to England as an example of the potential of the New World for cultural indoctrination. It was among members of her adopted nation that she took sick and died at age 22, as she attempted to return to her homeland. This study examines the historical evidence about Pocahontas and compares it to the mythology as recorded by artists and writers.
https://www.amazon.com/Pocahontas-legend-William-M-Rasmussen/dp/B0006F30Y2/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Pocahontas%3A+Her+Life+and+Legend%2C&qid=1589442290&s=books&sr=1-1
1994
George Washington: The Man behind the Myths
(Two Hundred Years after Henry "Lighthorse Harry" Lee's fu...)
Two Hundred Years after Henry "Lighthorse Harry" Lee's funeral oration for George Washington, the eloquence of his words "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen" has caused most Americans to forget the clause that followed in which Lee located Washington's character firmly in his private life. George Washington: The Man behind the Myths redresses this historical imbalance in our image of Washington by examining our conceptions and misconceptions about him through a fascinating collection of documents and images.
https://www.amazon.com/George-Washington-Man-behind-Myths/dp/0813919002/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=George+Washington%3A+The+Man+behind+the+Myths&qid=1589442618&s=books&sr=1-1
1999
The Virginia Landscape: A Cultural History
(This is the story of Virginia as told through the work of...)
This is the story of Virginia as told through the work of landscape artists. Although landscape pictures are no foolproof guide to Virginia's history, they are historical documents that, carefully scrutinized, yield historical insights as much as written documents or archaeological evidence. The Virginia Landscape gives a unique view into the cultural history of Virginia, as depicted by landscape pictures over centuries.
https://www.amazon.com/Virginia-Landscape-Cultural-History/dp/1574271105/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Virginia+Landscape%2C+A+Cultural+History&qid=1589443127&s=books&sr=1-1
2000
Lost Virginia: Vanished Architecture of the Old Dominion
(Illustrated here are handsome mansions, imposing courthou...)
Illustrated here are handsome mansions, imposing courthouses, towering churches, giant flour mills, extravagant hotels, wooden grist mills, covered bridges, and humble cottages and outbuildings - more than 300 structures lost to fire or demolition. A treasure trove of unique buildings, "Lost Virginia" underscores the importance of efforts to preserve other riches in Virginia's architectural heritage.
https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Virginia-Vanished-Architecture-Dominion/dp/157427127X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Lost+Virginia%3A+Vanished+Architecture+of+the+Old+Dominion&qid=1589443802&s=books&sr=1-1
2001
Old Virginia: The Pursuit of a Pastoral Ideal
(Remembrances of "Old Virginia" conjure intense pride, yet...)
Remembrances of "Old Virginia" conjure intense pride, yet are also rife with troubling contradictions. For the phrase includes both the impressive accomplishments of the Founding Fathers and Jamestown's ignoble beginnings; it encompasses plantation owners' dignified gentility, but also their dependence on the institution of slavery. With over 200 images, Old Virginia: The Pursuit of a Pastoral Ideal presents an unbiased survey of the history of this elusive term, disentangling myth from fact.
https://www.amazon.com/Old-Virginia-Pursuit-Pastoral-Ideal/dp/1574271393/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Old+Virginia%3A+The+Pursuit+of+a+Pastoral+Ideal&qid=1589444101&s=books&sr=1-1
2003
Painted History: The Landscapes of Valley View Farm
(Artist Andrei Kushnir's latest collection of landscapes a...)
Artist Andrei Kushnir's latest collection of landscapes awakens the senses for a journey through the seasons spent on an idyllic historic property, situated in the hunt country of the northern Virginia Piedmont. Visitors to Valley View Farm are entranced by the astounding peacefulness of the landscape; residents speak of a heartfelt sense of place and home that the property engenders. Kushnir captures their experiences - the sleepiness of winter, the newness of spring, the intensity of summer, and the crisp call of autumn - in paintings such as Evening in the Valley and Gardens of Plenty. His palette of inviting colors offers serenity and transforms the simple act of viewing into an engaging experience... like being on the farm.
https://www.amazon.com/Painted-History-Landscapes-Valley-View/dp/1574271504/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Painted+History%3A+The+Landscapes+of+Valley+View+Farm&qid=1589444331&s=books&sr=1-1
2004
Lee and Grant
(Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee are two of th...)
Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee are two of the most important, and heavily published about, figures in nineteenth-century American history, but despite the enormous amount of published material on the Civil War, including individual biographies of Lee and Grant, there is almost nothing that has been published which looks at these two figures together and which compares them over an extended period of time. This new, fully illustrated book is the first to provide a major re-assessment of their lives, careers and historical impact.
https://www.amazon.com/Lee-Grant-William-M-S-Rasmussen/dp/1904832369/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=lee+and+grant+rasmussen&qid=1589444648&s=books&sr=1-1
2007
The Portent: John Brown's Raid in American Memory
(One hundred and fifty years ago, in October 1859, John Br...)
One hundred and fifty years ago, in October 1859, John Brown and his followers gained armed possession of the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. In the immediate aftermath, many Americans denounced the raid as the act of a madman. Six weeks later, however, by the time he was hanged for murder, treason, and inciting slaves to revolt, many commentators in the North and in Europe revered Brown as a martyr who gave his life so that others might be free.
https://www.amazon.com/Portent-John-Browns-American-Memory/dp/0945015313/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Portent%3A+John+Brown%27s+Raid+in+American+Memory+rasmussen&qid=1589444871&s=books&sr=1-1
2009
The Story of Virginia: Highlights from the Virginia Museum of History & Culture
(The story of Virginia is at the center of the American ex...)
The story of Virginia is at the center of the American experience. World-changing, pivotal events of the nation have most often taken place in Virginia or been meaningfully shaped by Virginians. The ideas most cherished by Americans were oft inspired and contested in the state, with lasting consequence. The history of the “mother of states” and the “mother of presidents” is long, rich, and complex. While Virginians have offered ideas with lasting positive global impact, they also have engaged in tragic fights and have allowed unmistakable injustices. This book presents 400 evocative objects from Museum’s permanent exhibition, and from its impressive collection, chronologically and with a brief background. In a 200-page sampling of letters, documents, artefacts, paintings, furniture, silver, and other decorative objects, along with books, maps, prints, broadsides, guns, uniforms, period photographs, and utilitarian objects, a unique and lavishly illustrated history of Virginia is provided.
https://www.amazon.com/Story-Virginia-Highlights-History-Culture/dp/1911282271/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Story+of+Virginia%3A+Highlights+from+the+Virginia+Museum+of+History+%26+Culture+rasmussen&qid=1589445073&s=books&sr=1-1
2018
William M. S. Rasmussen
Edit ProfileEducation
In 1968 William M. S. Rasmussen received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington and Lee University. In 1975 he obtained a Master of Arts degree from the University of Chicago. In 1980 Rasmussen gained a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Delaware.
Career
From 1977 to 1984 William M. S. Rasmussen was a coordinator of education at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. From 1981 to 1982 he worked as an assistant professor at Washington & Lee University. From 1984 to 1991 Rasmussen served as an assistant curator of American art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. In 1991 he was appointed a curator of art at Virginia Historical Society.
He published his first article in Antiques in 1977. Since then he has coauthored The Making of Virginia Architecture, Pocahontas: Her Life and Legend, and George Washington: The Man Behind the Myths and has published several pieces in American Art Review and Arts in Virginia. Curator of art for the Virginia Historical Society, Rasmussen has curated exhibitions that have been seen in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.
Rasmussen and Robert S. Tilton curated the accompanying exhibit at the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond. Sponsored by Washington and Lee University and the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, the exhibition included 170 art pieces displayed in four galleries of the Richmond building.
His publications include co-authorship of several other books with Robert S. Tilton, The Virginia Landscape: A Cultural History, Old Virginia: The Pursuit of a Pastoral Ideal, etc.
Achievements
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George Washington: The Man behind the Myths
(Two Hundred Years after Henry "Lighthorse Harry" Lee's fu...)
1999 -
Lost Virginia: Vanished Architecture of the Old Dominion
(Illustrated here are handsome mansions, imposing courthou...)
2001 -
Painted History: The Landscapes of Valley View Farm
(Artist Andrei Kushnir's latest collection of landscapes a...)
2004 -
Pocahontas: Her Life & Legend
(She was born into a culture that had some knowledge of Eu...)
1994 -
The Portent: John Brown's Raid in American Memory
(One hundred and fifty years ago, in October 1859, John Br...)
2009 -
Old Virginia: The Pursuit of a Pastoral Ideal
(Remembrances of "Old Virginia" conjure intense pride, yet...)
2003 -
The Virginia Landscape: A Cultural History
(This is the story of Virginia as told through the work of...)
2000 -
The Story of Virginia: Highlights from the Virginia Museum of History & Culture
(The story of Virginia is at the center of the American ex...)
2018 -
Lee and Grant
(Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee are two of th...)
2007
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George Washington: The Man behind the Myths
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United States
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1968
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1975
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1980
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1977 - 1984
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1981 - 1982
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1984 - 1991
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1991 - present