Modern Chinese Artists

Modern Chinese Artists
Author: Michael Sullivan
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2006-04-03
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0520244494

An important reference source for scholars and students of modern Chinese art, collectors, museums and libraries, dealers and auction houses. It includes biographical entries for approximately 800 Chinese artists who grew up or were trained in China and who are likely to be represented in collections, exhibitions, and auctions within and outside China.

Artists in California, 1786-1940

Artists in California, 1786-1940
Author: Edan Milton Hughes
Publisher: Hughes
Total Pages: 650
Release: 1989
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Biographical dictionary of artists in California up to the Golden Gate International Exposition in 1940. It includes painters, sculptors, engravers, printmakers, teachers, and others.

Hollywood's Original Rat Pack

Hollywood's Original Rat Pack
Author: Stephen C. Jordan
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2008
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780810860322

In the 1930s and '40s an untamed group of Hollywood notables, men most well-known for their talents on the silver screen, frequently met and behaved in a manner that no doubt made them infamous within their community. The group included John Barrymore, Errol Flynn, W. C. Fields, Anthony Quinn, Vincent Price, and the eccentric artist John Decker. Hollywood's Original Rat Pack revisits the lives and times of this free-spirited gang and rekindles the spirit of their excesses. In this lighthearted history, Jordan introduces the members of the Bundy Drive Boys, focuses on the unique personality traits each offered, and brings their lusty stories of carousing and debauchery to life in a manner that pays tribute to their carefree, if admittedly reckless, antics.

Art and Artists of Twentieth-century China

Art and Artists of Twentieth-century China
Author: Michael Sullivan
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 451
Release: 1996
Genre: Art, Chinese
ISBN: 0520075560

"Sullivan presents a wealth of material that has never before appeared in a Western language. I expect it will be the standard book on twentieth-century Chinese art for the foreseeable future."--Julia F. Andrews, author of Painters and Politics in the People's Republic of China "A most sympathetic and useful guide to twentieth-century Chinese art. Long the leading scholar on the subject, Professor Sullivan has presented a lucid account of a most dramatic chapter in Chinese art in a complex interplay of aesthetics, politics, cultural, and social history."--Wen C. Fong, Princeton University "So much of China's art in the twentieth century has to do with artistic (and political) ideas from the West that is is appropriate that one of its first comprehensive histories should be written by a Western scholar--especially one who has known personally many of China's leading artistic figures of the last fifty years. Not only does Professor Sullivan tell the complex story of twentieth century China art with lucidity and style, his learned text is also illuminated with witty anecdotes and incisive observations that can only come from an indsider."--Johnson Chang (Chang Tson-zung), Director, Hanart Tz Gallery, Hong Kong

A History of the Western Art Market

A History of the Western Art Market
Author: Titia Hulst
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2023-04-28
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0520340779

This is the first sourcebook to trace the emergence and evolution of art markets in the Western economy, framing them within the larger narrative of the ascendancy of capitalist markets. Selected writings from across academic disciplines present compelling evidence of art's inherent commercial dimension and show how artists, dealers, and collectors have interacted over time, from the city-states of Quattrocento Italy to the high-stakes markets of postmillennial New York and Beijing. This approach casts a startling new light on the traditional concerns of art history and aesthetics, revealing much that is provocative, profound, and occasionally even comic. This volume's unique historical perspective makes it appropriate for use in college courses and postgraduate and professional programs, as well as for professionals working in art-related environments such as museums, galleries, and auction houses. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 2017. This is the first sourcebook to trace the emergence and evolution of art markets in the Western economy, framing them within the larger narrative of the ascendancy of capitalist markets. Selected writings from across academic disciplines present compellin

Checklist of Painters from 1200-1994

Checklist of Painters from 1200-1994
Author: Witt Library of the Courtauld Institute
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 558
Release: 2014-06-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134264135

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Biographical Index of Artists in Canada

Biographical Index of Artists in Canada
Author: Evelyn de Rostaing McMann
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780802027900

This index has been compiled as a quick reference guide to biographies of 9,052 professional and amateur artists active in Canada from the seventeenth century to the present. The artists represent 42 professional categories, from animation to topography. In addition to 8,261 Canadian artists, the Index has 391 British, 300 American, and 100 European artists, all of whom spent part of their careers in Canada. Each entry provides the artist's name, date and place of birth and death (or years the artist flourished, if birth and death dates are not available), the nationality (if not Canadian), type of artist (major medium media used), and sources in which biographical information may be found. Several hundred cross-references link the various names used by some artists during the course of their careers.