Download or read book The Monhegan Museum written by Edward L. Deci and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-15 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE MONHEGAN MUSEUM: CELEBRATING FIFTY YEARS Edward L. Deci, Emily R. Grey, Jennifer G. Pye, and Robert L. Stahl with contributions by James F. O¿Gorman and Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. edited by Robert L. Stahl Monhegan Museum of Art & History, Monhegan Island, Maine 2018 THE MONHEGAN MUSEUM OF ART & HISTORY was founded in 1968 when automation of the Monhegan Light Station provided the opportunity to acquire the property and transform it into a venue to preserve and display the island¿s rich historical and cultural heritage. As Edward L. Deci, director of the museum for thirty-five years, writes: ¿Remarkably, on this small, isolated island the human history has been extraordinary.¿ The museum now houses a collection of more than 30,000 objects, including nearly 1,500 works of art, many created by some of the giants of American art who have been associated with the 160 year history of the Monhegan art colony.THE MONHEGAN MUSEUM: CELEBRATING FIFTY YEARS represents a special commemorative volume that brings together authors whose varied disciplines capture many different aspects of this unusual museum. Essays describe the Monhegan art colony and its artists; the visionaries of the island community who worked together to bring this museum to fruition; the historical buildings of the museum; the programs that have been initiated to ensure sustainability of the buildings and the conservation of the collection; and the history of the Kent-Fitzgerald Historic Artists¿ Home and Studio. Included are approximately ninety full-color reproductions of works from the museum¿s collections and fifty historic images from its archives.
Download or read book Edward Hopper s Maine written by Kevin Salatino and published by Prestel Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published on the occasion of an exhibition on view at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine, July 15-Oct. 16, 2011.
Download or read book The Art of Monhegan Island written by Carl Little and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the artistic and cultural roots of the special appeal that the island of Monhegan in Maine has held over a broad range of artists who have resided there, some of them year-round for long periods, others who summered there or lived there only briefly. Includes examples in color of the works of 80 artists, including Wyeth (Jamie), Bogdanov, Bellows, Frederick, Henri, Hopper, and Kent.
Download or read book Art of Katahdin written by David Little and published by Down East Books. This book was released on 2013-01-25 with total page 759 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katahdin has been called Maine’s greatest treasure. In addition to the outdoor and sporting tradition that surrounds it, there is a distinct tradition of art. For more than a hundred years, some of the most prominent landscape painters—Marsden Hartley, Frederic Church, John Marin, and many others—have portrayed Katahdin. Art of Katahdin is the first book to catalog this tradition. Filled with hundreds of color artworks this books traces the artists who have worked at Katahdin, from the earliest renderings and maps of the area to contemporary views. The text follows some of the history of the region, as well as the artists’ ties to the mountain.
Download or read book A Year on Monhegan Island written by Julia Dean and published by Ticknor & Fields. This book was released on 1995 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A full-color photoessay captures life among members of the close-knit community on Monhegan Island, a small island off the coast of Maine, from the tranquil isolation of their winters to the huge influx of tourists during the summer season.
Download or read book For America written by Jeremiah William McCarthy and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring paintings by American icons like Winslow Homer and Thomas Eakins, this book illustrates the ways American artists have viewed themselves, their peers, and their painted worlds over 200 years.
Download or read book Day of the Artist written by Linda Patricia Cleary and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One girl, one painting a day...can she do it? Linda Patricia Cleary decided to challenge herself with a year long project starting on January 1, 2014. Choose an artist a day and create a piece in tribute to them. It was a fun, challenging, stressful and psychological experience. She learned about technique, art history, different materials and embracing failure. Here are all 365 pieces. Enjoy!
Download or read book Art of the Maine Islands written by Carl Little and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning more than a century, this collection of 77 images, together with an accessible, informative text, perfectly captures the feeling, atmosphere, beauty, and uniqueness of the Maine islands.
Download or read book Islands of the Mid Maine Coast Vol IV written by Charles B. McLane and published by Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast. This book was released on 2003-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The McLanes have delved into a wealth of primary sources, using old tax assessments, court records, and early maps, to spin their tales of the early settlers of Maine's islands and their descendants. Here is history as it too seldom is in textbooks: colorful, human, downright irresistible. Each volume is replete with rare vintage photos and dozens of maps and will delight all who love islands, or simply a good read.
Download or read book Monhegan Magic written by Carol-Lynn Rössel and published by Yetta Nother Press. This book was released on 2021-12-09 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *A dreamy Maine night time fantasy. *A hedgehog, six ducks & a red ukulele travel through the evening skies of Maine's MONHEGAN ISLAND from dusk to dawn in this bedtime fantasy picture book set on and above the Island. *Carol-Lynn Rössel's charming detailed digital illustrations were drawn from her own composite photographs of Monhegan & the fuzzy travelers. *She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Artists, New England chapter. *Her delightful TEDDY BEAR designs, both handmade & commercially produced, have delighted children & collectors internationally. *A red ukulele appears in most paintings & the reader is encouraged to find it. *This book will delight young & old travelers to the magical islands off the New England coast, especially those who love the UKULELE. *Many beloved MONHEGAN LANDMARKS as well as nifty maps of the island are pictured. *The author has designed many charming illustrated journals, some featuring the characters in MONHEGAN MAGIC, especially HEDGERIETTA the hedgehog. They include four Maine/New England based ones, published by Yetta Nother Press in paper or hard cover editions, 150 pages each: *MONHEGAN MEMORIES *INSPIRATIONS. a journal *DOCK TALES. A Journal *MAINE MEMORIES *All are available from Amazon.com
Download or read book 50 Contemporary Artists written by Terrence Smith and published by . This book was released on 2019-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: · Topic Popularity: 50 Contemporary Artists summary/survey brings together the most relevant, visionary and most important International artists creating art today. · Book Relevance: 50 Contemporary Artists survey book assists art professionals and the public-at-large in necessary point of reference to interpret the artists practice and process. This annual book represents the now and next generations of artists to watch and collect. · Current Cultural Conversation: 50 Contemporary Artists mirrors contemporary culture and society, offering professors, art students, art enthusiasts and the public-at-large an in-depth resource guide through which to consider current trends in contemporary art. · Appeal to an Audience: 50 Contemporary Artists appeals to a wide demographic of art professionals and art enthusiasts who are interested in art and artists. The survey features artists of color, all genders, LGBTQ and all religious backgrounds. The Art World current trend has shifted to visual artists who have been marginalized and or discriminated against are now being exhibited in galleries and museums Worldwide to a welcoming and exuberant audience.
Download or read book The Story of the Rockport Fulton Art Colony written by Kay Kronke Betz and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-21 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Coastal Living Magazine listed Rockport, Texas, among its "Top 10 Artists' Colonies"--grouping the Texas community with such destinations as Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, and Monhegan Island, Maine--eyebrows lifted in many parts of the country. But for those in the know, Rockport's inclusion represented the logical result of the area's unique land- and seascapes, its welcoming climate, and its tradition of providing a haven for creativity and individuality. The story begins with well-known portrait photographer Louis de Planque, who lived in Rockport in the late nineteenth century, and includes Annie Fulton Holden, who painted a portrait of the first governor of Texas that hung in the state Capitol until fire destroyed it in 1881. In the many decades since, a host of artists, art educators, and art historians have called the Rockport-Fulton area home, including contemporary and influential artists, instructors, and gallerists such as Herb Booth, Meredith Long, and Simon Michael, teacher of Dalhart Windberg. In The Story of the Rockport-Fulton Art Colony: How a Coastal Texas Town Became an Art Enclave, Kay Kronke Betz and Vickie Moon Merchant chronicle how this small Texas town, whose economy was based on fishing, shrimping, and tourism, became a major regional center for the visual arts. Generously illustrated throughout with full-color images of boats, bays, birds, and other hallmarks of this artistically rich community, this book is a visual and narrative treat for art lovers, conservationists, and historians alike.
Download or read book From Maine to Montepulciano written by David Aimone and published by . This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication presents David and Steven Aimone's photographic responses to two beautiful locations--Monhegan Island, Maine and the landscape of Italy. For them, experiencing the landscape and architecture of both alluring places evokes a deep sense of the timeless and transcendent.David and Steven pursue photography together on Monhegan Island each year, and they have a continuous connection to one another through their work, constantly sharing their experiences and observations. It is this mutual love of photography, and these two places, that inspired this publication and the exhibitions that they offer.Architectural forms in Italy range from ancient to Renaissance--worn, burnished, abraded, and conveying a deep sense of history. Walking in the landscape, the small hill towns and cities, one can sense the presence of the many have been to Italy before on a quest to breathe in its timeless beauty.Monhegan Island has a primordial sensibility. The stunning landscape on the back side of the island brags the tallest cliffs on the eastern seaboard of the United States, and they remain virtually untouched due to the preserve set up by Thomas Edison, Jr., now managed by Monhegan Associates.The pairing of images inside the pages of this book illustrate similarities and contrasts in interpretation by each artist as they engage their own distinctly expressive filter.
Download or read book An Eye for the Coast written by Eric Hudson and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weather-beaten fish houses on the waterfront, the village homes and summer boarding houses, the majestic cliffs of the outer island and the busy harbor--these are the Monhegan Island scenes photographed in the late 1890s by photographer Eric Hudson. His works, in 125 duotone photographs, are featured in "An Eye for the Coast", with captions and text by Shettleworth and Bunting.
Download or read book Philip Frey written by Daniel Kany and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daniel Kany, art critic for the Portland Press Herald, writes that "Frey's art occupies the nexus between contemporary painting and brushy traditionalism. If there is a focus to this new direction in Maine painting, his art is it." Author of a number of books on Maine art and artists, Carl Little explores art-historical influences on Frey from the Fauvists and Matisse to Rockwell Kent and Howard Hodgkin, and traces the history of landscape painting in Maine, revealing how Frey's bold colors and dynamic brushwork set him apart. "His palette is strong and fresh, his approach painterly in a manner akin to Fairfield Porter and other devoted plein air painters," writes Little. Beautiful reproductions of Frey's portraits of Maine provide eloquent testimony of Frey's vibrant originality.
Download or read book Guide to Historic Artists Homes Studios written by Valerie A. Balint and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the desert vistas of Georgia O'Keeffe's New Mexico ranch to Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner's Hamptons cottage, step into the homes and studios of illustrious American artists and witness creativity in the making. Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the Historic Artists' Homes and Studios program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, this is the first guidebook to the forty-four site museums in the network, located across all regions of the United States and all open to the public. The guide conveys each artist's visual legacy and sets each site in the context of its architecture and landscape, which often were designed by the artists themselves. Through portraits, artwork, and site photos, discover the powerful influence of place on American greats such as Andrew Wyeth, Grant Wood, Winslow Homer, and Donald Judd as well as lesser-known but equally creative figures who made important contributions to cultural history-photographer Alice Austen and muralist Clementine Hunter among them.
Download or read book Heat Waves in a Swamp written by Charles Ephraim Burchfield and published by Prestel Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive overview of the artist's work focuses on Burchfield's expressive watercolors and includes drawing from his 1917 sketchbook, camouflage designs from his tour in the army, and wallpaper designs from the 1920s.
