Download or read book American Iconology written by David C. Miller and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This overview of the "sister arts" of the nineteenth century by younger scholars in art history, literature, and American studies presents a startling array of perspectives on the fundamental role played by images in culture and society. Drawing on the latest thinking about vision and visuality as well as on recent developments in literary theory and cultural studies, the contributors situate paintings, sculpture, monument art, and literary images within a variety of cultural contexts. The volume offers fresh and sometimes extended discussions of single works as well as reevaluations of artistic and literary conventions and analyses of the economic, social, and technological forces that gave them shape and were influenced by them in turn. A wide range of figures are significantly reassessed, including the painters Charles Willson Peale, Washington Allston, Thomas Cole, George Caleb Bingham, Fitz Hugh Lane, and Mary Cassatt, and such writers as James Fenimore Cooper, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and William Dean Howells. One overarching theme to emerge is the development of an American national subjectivity as it interacted with the transformation of a culture dominated by religious values to one increasingly influenced by commercial imperatives. The essays probe the ways in which artists and writers responded to the changing conditions of the cultural milieu as it was mediated by such factors as class and gender, modes of perception and representation, and conflicting ideals and realities.

Download or read book The Daily Book of Art written by Colin Gilbert and published by Walter Foster Publishing. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's fast-paced world, creative people are as eager as ever to pursue their artistic passions, but many of them simply don't have enough time. Catering to this modern dilemma, we've concocted the perfect remedy for over-burdened artists. The Daily Book of Art includes a year's worth of brief daily readings and lessons about the visual arts that entertain as they inform. Ten exciting categories of discussion rotate throughout the course of a year, giving readers a well-rounded experience in the art world. From color psychology and aesthetic philosophy to the proverbial argument over whether elephants really can paint, art-starved readers will encounter a broad range of inspiring subjects. The ten categories of discussion include Art 101, Philosophy of Art, Art Through the Ages, Profiles in Art, A Picture’s Worth 200 Words, Art from the Inside Out, Art Around the World, Artistic Oddities, Unexpected Art Forms, and Step-by-Step Exercises.

Download or read book Mary Cassatt Painter of Modern Women Second World of Art written by Griselda Pollock and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking study, the definitive introduction to the work of artist Mary Cassatt, places her work in the wider context of nineteenth-century feminism and art theory and is now updated with color illustrations. This groundbreaking study redefines the status of the beloved American artist Mary Cassatt, placing her work in the wider context of nineteenth- century feminism and art theory. Mary Cassatt looks at the artist’s work in light of her time as an advocate for women’s intellectual life and political emancipation. Esteemed by her contemporaries for her commitment to what she and her radical colleagues in Paris termed “the new art”—now called impressionism—Cassatt brought her discerning gaze and compositional inventiveness to the study of the subtle, often psychological, social interactions of women in public and private spaces. Focusing on key moments of engagement and change over the artist’s long career, art historian Griselda Pollock discusses Cassatt’s artistic training across Europe, her profound study of the Old Masters, and places fresh emphasis on the artist’s interest in Manet and other contemporary French and Spanish painters as well as her influence on American collections of French modernism. Now revised with a new preface, updates to the bibliography, and color illustrations throughout, this book offers a reevaluation of the work of this important artist as seen through the frames of class, gender, space, and difference.

Download or read book Impressionist Quartet written by Jeffrey Meyers and published by Oldcastle Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Jeffrey Meyers follows the lives of four Impressionist painters whose rebellious work was scorned by the critics and derided by their contemporaries. The French art establishment dismissed them altogether and at the time their sold for very little. Impressionist Quartet describes the relationships between these artists and how they struggle emotionally and intellectually to create a new way of seeing and representing the world.

Download or read book Cassatt written by Judith A. Barter and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph of American artist Mary Cassatt’s work celebrates fifty stunning portraits of mothers with their children in everyday life. Mary Cassatt’s tender and profound paintings redefined portraiture and broke down barriers for women in art—both as artists and as subjects. This collection focuses on Cassatt’s insightful portrayal of women and children living their everyday lives. Fifty magnificent images cover the scope of Cassatt’s work, from her early interest in Japanese woodblocks all the way to her exploration of Modernist techniques. Two essays contextualize her as a pioneering female artist and as the American face of Impressionist painting. • Captures the love between mothers and children • A luminous, robust, and timely celebration of an artist with a unique legacy Fans of The Private Lives of the Impressionists, In Montmartre, and Mary Cassatt: An American Impressionist in Paris will love this book./

Download or read book The Modernist Madonna written by Jane Silverman Van Buren and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Van Buren's analysis centres on the history of the evolving maternal signifiers presented in the artists' works. She peels away layer after layer of images to uncover the meanings contained in the artistic texts. The maternal metaphor is scrutinized through the lenses of semiological, psychological, psychoanalytic and historical insights.

Download or read book Mary Cassatt between Paris and New York written by Ruth E. Iskin and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2025-01-28 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive study of Cassatt’s life, work, and legacy through the prism of a transatlantic framework. This book re-envisions Mary Cassatt in the context of her transatlantic network, friendships, exhibitions, politics, and legacy. Rather than defining her as either an American artist or a French impressionist, author Ruth E. Iskin argues that we can best understand Cassatt through the complexity of her multiple identifications as an American patriot, a committed French impressionist, and a suffragist. Contextualizing Cassatt’s feminist outlook within the intense pro- and anti-suffrage debates in the United States, Iskin shows how these impacted her artistic representations of motherhood, fatherhood, and older women. Mary Cassatt between Paris and New York also argues for the historical importance of her work as an advisor to American collectors, and demonstrates the role of museums in shaping her legacy, highlighting the combined impact of gender, national, and transnational dynamics.

Download or read book Monographic Exhibitions and the History of Art written by Maia Wellington Gahtan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited collection traces the impact of monographic exhibitions on the discipline of art history from the first examples in the late eighteenth century through the present. Roughly falling into three genres (retrospectives of living artists, retrospectives of recently deceased artists, and monographic exhibitions of Old Masters), specialists examine examples of each genre within their social, cultural, political, and economic contexts. Exhbitions covered include Nathaniel Hone’s 1775 exhibition, the Holbein Exhibition of 1871, the Courbet retrospective of 1882, Titian's exhibition in Venice, Poussin's Louvre retrospective of 1960, and El Greco's anniversaty exhibitions of 2014.

Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Mary Cassatt Illustrated written by Mary Cassatt and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2024-02-23 with total page 797 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The foremost female American artist of the late nineteenth century, Mary Cassatt lived much of her life in France, where she befriended Edgar Degas and exhibited with the other Impressionists. Her compositions are celebrated for their stunning depiction of the social and private lives of women, with particular emphasis on the intimate bond shared between mothers and children. Her work and support of the avant-garde exerted a lasting influence on the development of the American taste in art. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Cassatt’s complete paintings, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * The complete paintings of Mary Cassatt – over 400 images, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order * Includes reproductions of rare works * Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information * Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Cassatt’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books * Hundreds of images in colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smartphones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings * Easily locate the artworks you wish to view * Includes Cassatt's celebrated print work * Features two resources on Cassatt and the Impressionists – discover Cassatt's world CONTENTS: The Highlights Two Women Seated by a Woodland Stream (1869) On the Balcony (1873) Woman with a Fan (c. 1878) Little Girl in a Blue Arm Chair (1878) Self Portrait (1878) Portrait of the Artist’s Mother Reading ‘Le Figaro’ (1878) The Cup of Tea (1879) Woman with a Pearl Necklace in a Loge (1879) Lady at the Tea Table (1883) Portrait of Alexander Cassatt and His Son Robert (1885) Girl Arranging Her Hair (1886) The Bath (1890) Baby’s First Caress (1890) The Boating Party (1894) Feeding the Ducks (1895) Breakfast in Bed (1897) Two Mothers and their Children in a Boat (1910) The Paintings and Pastels List of Paintings and Pastels Alphabetical List of Paintings and Pastels The Prints List of Prints The Resources Impressionist Painting: Its Genesis and Development (1904) by Wynford Dewhurst The Art of Mary Cassatt (1909) by Elisabeth Luther Cary

Download or read book Impressionism written by Michael Jacobs and published by Dramatists Play Service Inc. This book was released on 2010 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: IMPRESSIONISM is set in the small art gallery of Katharine Keenan, where she and her assistant, Thomas Buckle, have been hiding from a world that has shattered them. Thomas has been hurt by what he's seen behind his camera as a world-tra

Download or read book American Paintings written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1965 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Maiden s Progeny written by Le Wilhelm and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dover Masterworks Color Your Own Mary Cassatt Paintings written by Marty Noble and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014-03-19 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Color 30 black-and-white illustrations of masterpieces by the great American Impressionist, best known for her paintings of mothers and their children. Illustrations are printed on one side of perforated pages.

Download or read book The Annual Directory of American and Canadian Bed and Breakfasts 1995 Edition written by Julia M. Pitkin and published by Rutledge Hill Press. This book was released on 1994-02 with total page 1508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since it was first published in 1989, this reference work has become the standard by which other directories are judged. With over 6,000 entries, it is comprehensive, up-to-date, and heavily illustrated with over 400 line drawings and maps. Organized alphabetically by state and by cities within each state.

Download or read book Bed Breakfasts and Country Inns written by Deborah Edwards Sakach and published by American Historic Inns Inc. This book was released on 2010 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information on the locations, facilities, services, decor, food, and rates of bed-and-breakfasts and country inns in the United States and Canada.

Download or read book The Annual Directory of American and Canadian Bed and Breakfasts 1997 Edition written by Tracey Menges and published by Rutledge Hill Press. This book was released on 1996-11 with total page 1508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ginger written by Irene Lebeter and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2024-03-25 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Ginger is transported to a penal colony in Van Diemen’s land for a minor offence committed in Scotland, he has to endure tremendous cruelty and hardship. What would break the spirit of many a man, however, only hardens Ginger’s determination to escape from the hell he is living in. A bitter resolve to get revenge on his enemy, Fraser, keeps him going, while he schemes to flee to the mainland. Irene Lebeter's GINGER is an enthralling historical novel; a rags-to-riches tale of life, love and fortitude set in mid-19th century Australia.