Winslow Homer and the Critics: Forging a National Art in the 1870s - Rilegato

Conrads, Margaret C.; Homer, Winslow; Nelson-Atkins Museum Of Art; Los Angeles County Museum Of Art; High Museum Of Art

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ISBN 10: 0691070997 ISBN 13: 9780691070995

Casa editrice: Princeton Univ Dept of Art &, 2001

Riassunto

Winslow Homer's luminous watercolor seascapes and highly spirited portraits of children and outdoorsmen are some of the most recognizable and cherished works in the history of American art. This catalogue, published in conjunction with a major traveling exhibition, examines his pictures from the 1870s, the least-studied period of this perennially popular American artist. Debunking the common myth that Homer worked in isolation, Margaret Conrads reveals him as a controversial artist who was an integral part of the dizzying New York art scene of the 1870s. Indeed, Homer was the American artist most frequently discussed by the press at this time--often with simultaneous commendation and vilification.

By viewing Homer's works of the 1870s through the lens of contemporaneous criticism, the author explains how and why the painter embodied the critics' high hopes for an art that expressed national values. She finds reflected in his vivid images an ongoing struggle to meet these expectations, even as he challenged and helped to redefine the artistic conventions governing American aesthetics.

With almost one hundred full-color plates and nearly sixty black-and-white illustrations, this handsome volume is a remarkable record of an important period not only in Winslow Homer's career but also in the fascinating art world of late-nineteenth-century America.

EXHIBITION SCHEDULE:

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, Missouri
February 18-May 6, 2001

Los Angeles County Museum of Art
June 10-September 9, 2001

High Museum of Art, Atlanta
October 6, 2001-January 6, 2002

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Recensione

"An examination of Homer that breaks new ground and brings new insight to his development into one of America's brightest artistic stars . . . It succeeds in shedding new light not only on Homer's early influences but also on the national climate that precipitated his emergence as a key figure in American art."--Library Journal

Contenuti

Lenders to the Exhibition vi
Foreword vii
Acknowledgements ix
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 1868-69: ''Mr. Winslow Homer . . . Is at Home Once More'' 9
Chapter 2 1870-72: Commanding Respect and Challenging Admiration 25
Chapter 3 1873-74: On Shifting Ground 49
Chapter 4 1875: ''In the Midst of an Era of Revolution'' 65
Chapter 5 1876: The Centennial Year 87
Chapter 6 1877-78: Facing the ''New Departure'' 107
Chapter 7 1879: ''Mr. Winslow Homer Is Wholly ‘En Rapport’ with American Life'' 145
Chapter 8 1880-81: Moving On 169
Chapter 9 ''What Shall We Say aboput Winslow Homer?'' 197
Appendix Leading Art Critics, Writers, and Editors, 1868-81 203
Checklist of the Exhibition 206
Notes 210
Selected Bibliography 241
Photography Credits 247
Index 248

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• Editore: Princeton Univ Dept of Art &
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0691070997
• ISBN 13: 9780691070995
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 252