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| Author | : Gilbert Tapley Vincent |
| Publisher | : ABRAMS |
| Total Pages | : 100 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : |
The collection includes superb objects from nearly all important American tribes. Presents 100 of the collections finest works.
| Author | : Peter J. Bell |
| Publisher | : Giles |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2020-07-21 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9781911282631 |
This new volume tells the story of some of the paintings rescued by the the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives (MFAA) organization, the so-called "Monuments Men." In December 1945, 202 paintings, found in German salt mines 2,100 feet underground, where they had been hidden to escape the allied bombing of Berlin, were brought to the United States "for safe keeping" by the Department of the Army. They were exhibited in 1948 at the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, before some of them were sent on a whistle-stop tour of 13 US cities, despite furious opposition from museum directors, Gallery staff, the public, government officials, and a resolution from 98 leading art authorities demanding the immediate return of the works to Germany. All the paintings, examples of Flemish, Dutch, German, French, English, and Italian Schools, were from museums in Berlin, and had been found in April 1945, along with 100 tons of Reichsbank gold, by the special team of art historians and experts, seconded in the US army, and charged with locating and restituting works of art looted by the Nazis. This book is the first to consider the paintings themselves; it features 22 artworks that were in the original NGA exhibition, including four paintings on loan from Berlin, augmented by others from Cincinnati Art Museum, National Gallery of Art, Washington, The Getty Museum, Miami University (Oxford, OH), and the Taft Museum.
| Author | : Theodore E. Stebbins |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 356 |
| Release | : 1983 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : |
The book contains reproductions of masterpieces of American art from 1760-1910. It also includes over 100 biographies of American artists and several essays.
| Author | : William C. Agee |
| Publisher | : Merrell |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9781858945958 |
Modernism, referring to the period dating roughly from the late 19th century through 1970, is regarded as a crucial moment in the history of American art. Although Modernist artists adopted a wide range of styles, they were tied by a desire to interpret the rapidly changing nature of society, and to cast aside the conventions of representational art. Some, such as Stuart Davis and Joseph Stella, responded to consumerism, urbanism, and industrial technology, while others, such as Arthur Dove and Georgia O’Keeffe, found inspiration in nature and the traditional Native American culture of the Southwest. This magnificent new book presents the works of the Vilcek Collection, an unparalleled private collection of American Modernist art. Jan and Marica Vilcek acquired their first American Modernist work in 2001, and have since assembled an amazing collection of masterworks representative of a crucial moment in the history of American art. Art historian Lewis Kachur explores almost 100 rarely seen paintings, works on paper, and sculptures by more than 20 leading artists active during the first half of the last century, while William C. Agee contributes an authoritative introduction. Lavishly illustrated throughout, Masterpieces of American Modernism offers an outstanding overview of the radical shift in art that this movement represents.
| Author | : National Gallery of Art (U.S.) |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 216 |
| Release | : 1988 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : |
This is a survey of the history of American art as well as the history of the collection of American Masterpieces in the National Gallery of Art. This enlarged edition reflects the changes in the collection since 1980. The Newly acquired works include Rembrandt Peale's Rubens Peale with Geranium, Hick's Peaceable Kingdom, Cassatt's Little Girl in a Blue Armchair and Hopper's Cape Cod Evening and others by Homer, Eakins, Whistler, Prendergast, O'Keefe and Marin.
| Author | : Raymond Carver |
| Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1989-04-02 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0440204232 |
This highly acclaimed collection of short stories by American writers contains only the best literary art of the past four decades. Editors Raymond Carver and Tom Jenks have selected fiction that “tells a story”–and tells it with a masterful handling of language, situation, and insight. But what is so special about this volume is that it mirrors our age, our concerns, and our lives. Whether it’s the end of a marriage, as in Bobbie Ann Manson’s “Shiloh,” or the struggle with self-esteem and weight in Andre Dubus’s “The Fat Girl,” the 36 works included her probe issues that give us that “shock of recognition” that is the hallmark of great art—wonderful, absorbing fiction that will be read and reread for decades to come.
| Author | : Frank N. Magill |
| Publisher | : Collins Reference |
| Total Pages | : 608 |
| Release | : 1992-12-08 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 9780062700667 |
A unique and vital guide that summarizes, explains and evaluates the greatest works of African-American literature -- including articles on writings from James Baldwin, W. E. B. DuBois, Langston Hughes, Malcolm X, Toni Morrison and many more.
| Author | : Wendy Beckett |
| Publisher | : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) |
| Total Pages | : 138 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : |
Sister Wendy Beckett's brilliant insight and quirky delivery have made her both a respected art critic and a beloved personality. Now she focuses her attention on American art in this volume that contains more than 50 high-quality, large-scale reproductions. Full color.
| Author | : Susan C. W. Abbotson |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 238 |
| Release | : 2005-09-30 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0313027234 |
American playwrights have made enormous contributions to world drama during the last century, and their works are widely read and performed. This reference conveniently introduces 10 of the most important modern American plays read by students. An introductory essay concisely overviews modern American drama, and each of the chapters that follow examines a particular play. Among the plays discussed are Thornton Wilder's Our Town, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, and August Wilson's The Piano Lesson. Each chapter includes a biography, a plot summary, an analysis of the play's themes, characters, and dramatic art, and a review of its historical background and reception. Chapters list works for further reading, and the volume closes with a selected, general bibliography.
| Author | : Theresa J. Slowik |
| Publisher | : Harry N. Abrams |
| Total Pages | : 324 |
| Release | : 2006-04-01 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9780810955325 |
Celebrating the reopening of the newly restored Smithsonian American Art Museum, a premier collection of American art features more than 250 reproductions of great works of American painting, sculpture, folk art, and photography, by such artists as Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, Nam June Paik, and other luminaries.
