In Greece with the Classics

author William Amory Gardner (Boston, 1863 - 1930, Groton, Massachusetts)

Datebefore 1908

MediumPrinted and handwritten ink on paper

ClassificationsBooks

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession number10.a.2.10

eMuseum ID720902

EmbARK ObjectID17983

TMS Source ID6146

Last Updated8/9/24

Status

Not on view

Web CommentaryWilliam Amory Gardner, Isabella Stewart Gardner’s nephew, decided to write In Greece with the Classics while traveling through Greece in 1905. In the book, William Amory, or WAG as he was called by his family, translated writings by ancient Greek authors that described ancient sites in Greece. He hoped people touring Greece would read his translations while visiting Greece: a combination of a guide book and a Classics lesson. A founder of the Groton School in Massachusetts, WAG taught mathematics and Latin to several generations of Groton students.

BibliographyNotesDakota Jackson, "In Greece with William Amory Gardner," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1 September 2020, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/greece-with-william-amory-gardner

MarksNotesEnclosed: Letter (torn) to Isabella Stewart Gardner from William Amory Gardner (1863-1837) before 1908 (ARC.009874)