A Concise History Of American Painting And Sculpture

A Concise History Of American Painting And Sculpture
Author: Matthew Baigell
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2018-02-23
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0429971273

This clear, thorough, and reliable survey of American painting and sculpture from colonial times to the present day covers all the major artists and their works, outlines the social and cultural backgrounds of each period, and includes 409 illustrations integrated with the text. Although some determining factors in American art are considered, Matthew Baigell views the rich and diverse achievements of American art as the result of the efforts and talents of a pluralistic society rather than as fitting into a particular mold.This edition includes corrections and revisions to the text, an updated bibliography, and 13 new illustrations.

Grand Themes

Grand Themes
Author: Jochen Wierich
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0271050322

"Explores history painting in the United States during the middle decades of the nineteenth century, as exemplified by Emanuel Leutze's Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851). Includes the work of artists such as Daniel Huntington, Lilly Martin Spencer, and Eastman Johnson"--Provided by publisher.

The Civil War and American Art

The Civil War and American Art
Author: Eleanor Jones Harvey
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2012-12-03
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0300187335

Collects the best artwork created before, during and following the Civil War, in the years between 1859 and 1876, along with extensive quotations from men and women alive during the war years and text by literary figures, including Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain and Walt Whitman. 15,000 first printing.

American Paintings

American Paintings
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 730
Release: 1965
Genre: Painting
ISBN: 0870994395

American Painters on Technique

American Painters on Technique
Author: Lance Mayer
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2013
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1606061356

"How paintings were made--in the most literal sense--is an important but largely unknown aspect of the story of American art. This book, like the authors' previous volume on American painting techniques from the colonial period to 1860, is based on descriptions of the materials and methods that painters used, as found in artists' notebooks, painting manuals, magazines, suppliers' catalogues, letters, diaries, books, and interviews. In interpreting this evidence, the authors have made use of their experience as conservators who have treated many important American paintings."--Book jacket.

World War I and American Art

World War I and American Art
Author: Robert Cozzolino
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2016-11
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0691172692

-World War I and American Art provides an unprecedented look at the ways in which American artists reacted to the war. Artists took a leading role in chronicling the war, crafting images that influenced public opinion, supported mobilization efforts, and helped to shape how the war's appalling human toll was memorialized. The book brings together paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, posters, and ephemera, spanning the diverse visual culture of the period to tell the story of a crucial turning point in the history of American art---

In American Waters

In American Waters
Author: Daniel Finamore
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2021-05-28
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1682261700

"For over 200 years, artists have been inspired to capture the beauty, violence, poetry and transformative power of the sea in American life. Oceans play a key role in American society no matter where we live, and the sea continues to inspire painters today to capture its mystery and power. In American Waters reveals that marine painting is so much more than ship portraits. In this exhibition, visitors will also discover the sea as an expansive way to reflect on American culture and environment, learn how coastal and maritime symbols moved inland across the United States, and question what it means to be "in American waters." Be transported across time and water on the wave of a diverse range of modern and historical artists including Georgia O'Keeffe, Amy Sherald, Kay WalkingStick, Norman Rockwell, Hale Woodruff, Paul Cadmus, Thomas Hart Benton, Jacob Lawrence, Valerie Hegarty, Stuart Davis, and many others"--Publisher's website

Internationalizing the History of American Art

Internationalizing the History of American Art
Author: Barbara S. Groseclose
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2009
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0271032006

"A collection of essays presenting international perspectives on the narratives and the practices grounding the scholarly study of American Art"--Provided by publisher.

American Painters on Technique

American Painters on Technique
Author: Lance Mayer
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2011
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1606060775

A study of an important but anonymous part of the history of American art: the materials and techniques used by American painters. Based on research including artists' recipe books, letters, journals, and painting manuals, it includes topics such as the quest for the 'secrets' of the Old Masters; the application of 'toning' layers; and more.