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Author : John A. Cuthbert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015053499821
Author : Mark W. Sullivan
Publisher : Brookline Books
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781955041263
This first full-length account of the Darby School of Art overturns Philadelphia’s long-held unwarranted reputation and demonstrates that Philadelphia was a hub of avant-garde painting in the early twentieth century. This first full-length account of the Darby School of Art overturns Philadelphia’s long-held unwarranted reputation as artistically stodgy—unwilling and unable to embrace Impressionism, post-Impressionist, and abstract art—and demonstrates that Philadelphia was more avant-garde in the early twentieth century than previously thought. This is the story of an almost completely forgotten summer art school that flourished first in Darby, PA, and then in Fort Washington, PA, between 1898 and 1918. The Darby School of Art was founded and operated by Thomas Anshutz and Hugh Breckenridge, two artists who taught during the academic year at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Anshutz and Breckenridge brought a lot of new ideas about painting back to Philadelphia after their European sojourns, and introduced those ideas to a public that was initially not very responsive to Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and semi-abstract art. But an appreciation for modern styles of painting began to slowly grow among Philadelphia artists and collectors, and Anshutz and Breckenridge were in the forefront of this development. They also sympathized with what some have called the "New Woman" movement, which backed women who wanted to pursue careers outside of the home. In this new history, expert Mark Sullivan argues that the Philadelphia area was a genuine hub of avant-garde painting in the early twentieth century, even though it has earned the reputation of lagging far behind New York City in its openness to new styles of painting. It also discusses how the Darby School should be recognized as an institution that got behind the idea of women as professional artists at a time when that concept was quite radical.
Author : Federal Writers' Project
Publisher : Trinity University Press
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781595342461
During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors—many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures—were commissioned to write these important books. John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison are among the more than 6,000 writers, editors, historians, and researchers who documented this celebration of local histories. Photographs, drawings, driving tours, detailed descriptions of towns, and rich cultural details exhibit each state’s unique flavor. The beautiful landscape as well as the significant role of the coal mining industry are both detailed in the WPA Guide to West Virginia. The essay “Country Folk and Country Ways” gives the reader an idea of how rural life was in the Mountain State in the early 20th century and the descriptions of Charleston, Clarksburg, and other cities are complete with stunning photographs of classic Southern architecture.
Author : Donald L. Smith
Publisher : Brandylane Publishers Inc
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781883911607
Few people have had the pleasure of viewing the works of 19th century British artist Lefevre James Cranstone, who thus remains overlooked and unappreciated. By telling the story of the artist's life and work, author Donald Smith helps the reader appreciate this gifted artist. The book's 143 color plates illustrate how the artist documents the cities, rural landscapes, and people of his time through his versatility with diverse media and a superb use of detail. The book focuses primarily on the artist's trip to America between 1859 and 1860, which resulted in almost 300 detailed sketches of antebellum America, including works that illustrated the cruelty of the slave trade. The volume concludes with a description of the artist's life and career in England and in Australia.
Author : Carol Crown,Cheryl Rivers,Charles Reagan Wilson
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-03
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781469607993
Folk art is one of the American South's most significant areas of creative achievement, and this comprehensive yet accessible reference details that achievement from the sixteenth century through the present. This volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture explores the many forms of aesthetic expression that have characterized southern folk art, including the work of self-taught artists, as well as the South's complex relationship to national patterns of folk art collecting. Fifty-two thematic essays examine subjects ranging from colonial portraiture, Moravian material culture, and southern folk pottery to the South's rich quilt-making traditions, memory painting, and African American vernacular art, and 211 topical essays include profiles of major folk and self-taught artists in the region.
Author : Geoffrey Fleming
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0965388891
Biographical dictionary of artists who lived in Huntington, West Virginia since its founding in 1871.
Author : August P. Trovaioli,Roulhac Toledano
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 1589805097
The extensive paintings of William Aiken Walker illustrate life in the late 1800s to the early 1900s, when cotton reigned. As a Southerner born to an Irish Protestant father and a South Carolinian mother, Walker grew up with a profound respect for the often-misunderstood cotton field worker. His painterly expressions document cultural and social conditions of the time, offering respect for the people themselves.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1939
Category : Artists
ISBN : UVA:X000772327
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : MINN:31951P00762903E
Author : John William Reps
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Canada
ISBN : 9780826204165
Union list catalog of the lithographic views of cities and towns made during the 19th century.
Author : John Alexander Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015053530013
Author : Jules Heller,Nancy G. Heller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781135638825
First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Gerard C. Wertkin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781135956158
For a full list of entries, contributors, and more, visit the Encyclopedia of American Folk Art web site. This is the first comprehensive, scholarly study of a most fascinating aspect of American history and culture. Generously illustrated with both black and white and full-color photos, this A-Z encyclopedia covers every aspect of American folk art, encompassing not only painting, but also sculpture, basketry, ceramics, quilts, furniture, toys, beadwork, and more, including both famous and lesser-known genres. Containing more than 600 articles, this unique reference considers individual artists, schools, artistic, ethnic, and religious traditions, and heroes who have inspired folk art. An incomparable resource for general readers, students, and specialists, it will become essential for anyone researching American art, culture, and social history.
Author : MaureenDaly Goggin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781351536776
Rejecting traditional notions of what constitutes art, this book brings together essays on a variety of fiber arts to recoup women's artistic practices by redefining what counts as art. Although scholars over the last twenty years have turned their attention to fiber arts, redefining the conditions, practices, and products as art, there is still much work to be done to deconstruct the stubborn patriarchal art/craft binary. With essays on a range of fiber art practices, including embroidery, knitting, crocheting, machine stitching, rug making, weaving, and quilting, this collection contributes to the ongoing scholarly redefinition of women's relationship to creative activity. Focusing on women as producers of cultural products and creators of social value, the contributors treat women as active subjects and problematize their material practices and artifacts in the complex world of textiles. Each essay also examines the ways in which needlework both performs gender and, in turn, constructs gender. Moreover, in concentrating on and theorizing material practices of textiles, these essays reorient the study of fiber arts towards a focus on process?the making of the object, including the conditions under which it was made, by whom, and for what purpose?as a way to rethink the fiber arts as social praxis.
Author : John A. Cuthbert
Publisher : West Virginia University Library
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Art
ISBN : UCSD:31822040892929
A study of the life and work of the West Virginia artist Virginia B. Evans (1894-1983). Evans was a painter and art educator as well as a designer of Upper Ohio Valley glass.