Conceptually, the William Marshall Fuller collection is bounded by a series of artistic "revolts". The Soceity of American Artists was formed in 1877; artists known as "The Ten" began to exhibit as a group in 1898; those who came to be called "The Eight" banded together in 1908 for a seminal independent exhibition at William Macbeth's gallery; and 1913 saw the accomplishment of the International Exhibition of Modern Art (the Armory Show).
This authoritative catalogue of the Corcoran Gallery of Art's renowned collection of pre-1945 American paintings will greatly enhance scholarly and public understanding of one of the finest and most important collections of historic ...
This beautiful book tells the fascinating story of The Icebergs and provides a detailed look at the cycle of fame, neglect, and resuscitation of both this masterwork and Church's career.
American Paintings of the Nineteenth Century
Marie Epstein's scenarios and films combine social issues—particularly the plight of poor children and disadvantaged women—with poetic imagery and advanced cinematic techniques. The best-known collaboration between Epstein and ...
The Art of Watching Films
In his career as a scholar and a teacher of American art, John Wilmerding has assembled a collection of 51 exceptional paintings and drawings by 19th century American landscape artists...
Free Market Reader, The
Once Lange's relationship to the photograph was clarified, Thompson and her family withdrew their complaint, and today Thompson's daughter speaks positively about the making of the photograph: “She asked my mother if she could take her ...
The articles collected in this volume from the two companion Arts Special Issues, "The Machine as Art (in the 20th Century)" and "The Machine as Artist (in the 21st Century)", represent a unique scholarly resource: analyses by artists, ...
Some three hundred American naive paintings in the Gallery's collection--many of which are here published for the first time--are discussed.