Author: American Art GalleryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Painting, American
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Catalogue of the Paintings in the American Art Gallery, Nov., 1879
Author: American Art GalleryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Painting, American
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
The Collections of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Author: Nelson-Atkins Museum of ArtPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic government information
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
American Paintings
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870994395
Category : Painting
Languages : en
Pages : 730
Book Description
19th-century America: Paintings and Sculpture
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870990063
Category : Art, American
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Chiefly illustrated catalog of an exhibition held in celebration of the hundredth anniversary of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from April 16 through September 7, 1970.
Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors and Engravers
Author: Mantle FieldingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Artists
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
American Art and American Art Collections
Author: Walter MontgomeryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
The First Smithsonian Collection
Author: Helena E. WrightPublisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 193562363X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Outstanding Academic Title, Choice, 2015 Winner, Ewell Newman Award of the American Historical Print Collectors Society, 2016 In 1849 the Smithsonian purchased the Marsh Collection of European engravings. Not only the first collection of any kind to be acquired by the new Institution, it was also the first public print collection in the nation, and it presented an important symbol of cultural authority. The prints formed part of the library of Vermont Congressman George Perkins Marsh (1801-1882), a member of the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents. The uncertainty of the Smithsonian's mission in the early years complicated its motivation for purchasing the collection, especially given Marsh’s position as a Regent in financial difficulty. After a serious fire in 1865, portions of the collection were deposited at the Library of Congress and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Efforts to reclaim it began in the 1880s, as a new generation of Smithsonian staff expanded the National Museum, but they achieved only mixed success. Through the story of the Marsh Collection, the book explores the cultural values attributed to prints in the 19th century, including their prominent role in expositions and their influence on visual culture at a time when collecting styles were moving from an individual’s private contemplation of artworks to wider public venues of exposition in museums and reception by multiple audiences. The history of this first Smithsonian collection enlivens an important stage in the development of American cultural identity and in the formation of the Smithsonian as a national institution.
American Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: A catalogue of works by artists born between 1816 and 1845, by Natalie Spassky
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 738
Book Description
One of three chronologically arranged catalogues that document the Metropolitan Museum's outstanding collection of American paintings.
Illustrated Catalogue of Paintings by American Artists
Author: Museum of Fine Arts, BostonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
The Complete Catalogue of Known and Documented Work by William Merritt Chase (1849-1916)
Author: Ronald G. PisanoPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300109962
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
The first in a beautiful four-volume complete catalogue of all known works by the beloved American artist William Merritt Chase A perennial favorite of museum visitors, the works of William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) embody the quintessential characteristics of American Impressionism: outdoor landscapes, a colorful palette, and an energetic brushstroke. He was also a portrait painter of the first rank, a master of still life, a renowned teacher, and a leader of artists' societies. This gorgeous book, the first of a four-volume definitive catalogue, features Chase's stunning paintings in pastel, which constitute a major and previously understudied body of work by the artist; monotypes; painted tiles and plates; watercolors; and prints. Reconstructing Chase's oeuvre is a daunting task, as the artist left few records of any kind, and no documentation of his individual works exists. Furthermore, Chase's paintings and pastels have been forged in great numbers throughout the years, and many of these works still surface on the art market. Making this long-awaited volume even more valuable is a list of every known exhibition of Chase's work during the artist's lifetime, selected examples of major post-1917 exhibitions, and an essay on Chase's innovative pastel technique.