The American Pre-Raphaelites: Radical Realists

Ferber, Linda S., Nancy K. Anderson, Barbara Dayer Gallati, et al.

ISBN 10: 0300242522 / ISBN 13: 9780300242522

Editore: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, 2019

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Brown cloth boards, color-illustrated dust jacket with white lettering. xvii, 293 pp. Color and BW illustrations. Bringing together insights from a distinguished group of scholars, The American Pre-Raphaelites: Radical Realists examines the history and legacy of this often-overlooked group of American artists who were profoundly influenced by John Ruskin (1819-1900), the most influential art critic of the Victorian era, and his call for a revolutionary change in the practice of art--to leave tradition behind, exit the studio, work outdoors, and reproduce nature's "truth" with exacting detail. Published in celebration of Ruskin's two-hundredth birthday, The American Pre-Raphaelites includes some eighty works by Thomas Charles Farrer, Fidelia Bridges, Charles Herbert Moore, Henry Roderick Newman, and William Trost Richards, among others. New research reveals that many of these artists sought reform not only in the practice of art, but also in the broader political arena--many were abolitionists, and Farrer himself had served in the Union army. They followed Ruskin's dictum to record the natural world with strict fidelity, but they also created works of stunning beauty that often include a rich political subtext.--Provided by publisher. VG+, previous owner name crossed out on ffep.

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• Titolo: The American Pre-Raphaelites: Radical Realists
• Editore: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
• Data di pubblicazione: 2019
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0300242522
• ISBN 13: 9780300242522
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • American Art
  • General Art - American

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Riassunto

An illuminating look at how the Pre-Raphaelite movement was embraced by a group of vanguard American artists

Bringing together insights from a distinguished group of scholars, this beautiful book analyzes the history and historiography of the American Pre-Raphaelites, and how the movement made its way from England to America. Led by Thomas Charles Farrer&;an English expatriate and acolyte of the hugely influential English critic John Ruskin&;the American Pre-Raphaelite artists followed Ruskin&;s dictum to depict nature close up and with great fidelity. Many members of the group (including Farrer, who served in the Union army during the American Civil War) were also abolitionists, and several created works with a rich political subtext.
 
Featuring the work of artists such as Fidelia Bridges, Henry and Thomas Charles Farrer, Charles Herbert Moore, Henry Roderick Newman, and William Trost Richards, this generously illustrated volume is filled with insightful essays that explore the influence of Ruskin on the American artists, the role of watercolor and photography in their work, symbolism and veiled references to the Civil War, and much more.

Informazioni sull?autore

Linda S. Ferber is museum director emerita and senior art historian at the New-York Historical Society. Nancy K. Anderson is curator and head of the Department of American and British Paintings at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.