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.

The American Pre-Raphaelites: Radical Realists

Arts & Photography

Barringer, Tim

Anderson, Nancy K.

Mitchell, Mark D.

Ferber, Linda S.

Gallati, Barbara Dayer

Lynford, Sophie

Simon, Janice

Waggoner, Diane

History & Criticism

Yale University Press

In addition to being acclaimed for his magnificent paintings and watercolors, Winslow Homer is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished and prolific illustrators of the nineteenth century. This volume illuminates his illustrations--an often overlooked but magnificent body of work by America's most popular nineteenth-century artist. Working in an era when photography was not yet widely used as a reproductive medium, Homer was employed between 1857 and 1875 as an artist whose images were made into wood engravings that appeared in such popular journals as Harper's Weekly, Appletons' Journal, and Every Saturday. Homer's first steps toward his transformation into the artist of haunting emotional and formal vision he later became are visible in these illustrations. Winslow Homer: Illustrating America reproduces 79 of Homer's best printed illustrations--scenes of children, of the Civil War, the coastal resorts, the Adirondacks, and others. Essay authors Gallati and Kushner discuss these works within their art historical and social contexts.

Winslow Homer: Illustrating America

Kushner, Marilyn S.

Individual Artists

George Braziller

Published in association with the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.With 103 illustrations including 44 plates in full color. Includes bibliiographical references and index.Publisher's promotional material laid in.

William Merritt Chase (Library of American Art)

Harry N. Abrams

William Merritt Chase: Modern American Landscapes, 1886-1890

Hailed early on as a genius destined to transform American art, William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) put his innovative stamp on American painting during a five-year span when he suddenly changed his technique and subject matter and began producing gorgeous, sun-dappled Impressionist views of New York parks and coastlines-the first Impressionist works ever painted of American landscapes. 
This volume-which accompanies an exhibition of Chase's urban landscapes at the Brooklyn Museum of Art-is the first in-depth study of this pivotal period in Chase's career. Armed with new discoveries about the life of the man who became known as "the artistic interpreter of Central Park and Prospect Park," the author shows how Chase turned to his urban scenes to heed the nationalist call of his critics. With splendid illustrations that evoke nostalgia for a now-gone era, this is an impressive work of scholarship-and a book of great appeal for art lovers. 
124 photographs, 54 in full color, 9 1/2 x 11" 
BARBARA DAYER GALLATI is curator of American painting and sculpture at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. She also teaches art history at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and is the author of numerous articles, essays, and books on American art. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. 
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE Brooklyn Museum of Art, New YorkMay 26-Aug. 13, 2000 The Art Institute of ChicagoSept. 7-Nov. 26, 2000 The Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonDec. 13, 2000-Mar. 11, 2001

Sargent's reputation is often defined by his remarkable achievements as a painter of sophisticated society portraits. However, as this innovative examination of his career reveals, he created a significant number of childrens portraits and genre paintings featuring children. The title of the book makes ironic reference to Charles Dickens's famous novel Great Expectations, and is used here to suggest how Sargents paintings of children related to the expectations associated with representations of childhood in the art and literature of Sargents day. The book also traces how Sargent ultimately advanced childhood as an artistic subject. The book contains five essays by three notable curators and professors of fine arts, is illustrated with Sargents truly stunning and often lesser-known paintings of children, and includes Sargent family photographs, some of which are previously unpublished.

Great Expectations: John Singer Sargent Painting Children

Reference

Bulfinch

Sargent's reputation is often defined by his remarkable achievements as a painter of sophisticated society portraits. However, as this innovative examination of his career reveals, he created a significant number of childrens portraits and genre paintings featuring children. The title of the book makes ironic reference to Charles Dickens's famous novel Great Expectations, and is used here  to suggest how Sargents paintings of children related to the expectations associated with representations of childhood in the art and literature of Sargents day. The book also traces how Sargent ultimately advanced childhood as an artistic subject. The book contains five essays by three notable curators and professors of fine arts, is illustrated with Sargents truly stunning and often lesser-known paintings of children, and includes Sargent family photographs, some of which are previously unpublished.

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Hailed early on as a genius destined to transform American art, William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) put his innovative stamp on American painting during a five-year span when he suddenly changed his technique and subject matter and began producing gorgeous, sun-dappled Impressionist views of New York parks and coastlines-the first Impressionist works ever painted of American landscapes. This volume-which accompanies an exhibition of Chase's urban landscapes at the Brooklyn Museum of Art-is the first in-depth study of this pivotal period in Chase's career. Armed with new discoveries about the life of the man who became known as "the artistic interpreter of Central Park and Prospect Park," the author shows how Chase turned to his urban scenes to heed the nationalist call of his critics. With splendid illustrations that evoke nostalgia for a now-gone era, this is an impressive work of scholarship-and a book of great appeal for art lovers. 124 photographs, 54 in full color, 9 1/2 x 11" BARBARA DAYER GALLATI is curator of American painting and sculpture at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. She also teaches art history at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and is the author of numerous articles, essays, and books on American art. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. EXHIBITION SCHEDULE Brooklyn Museum of Art, New YorkMay 26-Aug. 13, 2000 The Art Institute of ChicagoSept. 7-Nov. 26, 2000 The Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonDec. 13, 2000-Mar. 11, 2001

Brooklyn Museum of Art

Chase, William Merritt

Brooklyn Museum Bookshop

The celebration of American ideals: Paintings from the Brooklyn Museum

Parrish Art Museum

Over-sized soft cover book titled THE ART OF THOMAS WILMER DEWING: Beauty Reconfigured by Susan A. Hobbs. Published by The Brooklyn Museum in association with Smithsonian Institution Press in 1996. Beautifully illustrated photographs and color reproductions of the artist work. See my photographs (8) of this book on main listing page. Bookseller since 1995 (ULBDRM#2-top) rareviewbooks

The Art of Thomas Wilmer Dewing

Hobbs, Susan A.

Smithsonian

Like NEW!—except for shelf wear on dust cover. Gorgeous coffee table book! Perfect for artists, illustrators, art and art history students and art lovers! 223 pages, over-sized book, profusely illustrated with beautiful color reproductions. A must for every Dewing, Tonalism, Impressionism, Boston and 19th Century American painting and pastel fan; and all aspiring painters! An ideal gift and great value for the Holidays, birthdays or graduation! See our complete inventory of art books by clicking on Srebnik Gallery at right.

The Art of Thomas Wilmer Dewing: Beauty Reconfigured

Smithsonian Inst. Pr.

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The American Pre-Raphaelites: Radical Realists

Winslow Homer: Illustrating America

William Merritt Chase (Library of American Art)

William Merritt Chase: Modern American Landscapes, 1886-1890

Great Expectations: John Singer Sargent Painting Children

Great Expectations: John Singer Sargent Painting Children

William Merritt Chase: Modern American Landscapes, 1886-1890

The celebration of American ideals: Paintings from the Brooklyn Museum

The Art of Thomas Wilmer Dewing

The Art of Thomas Wilmer Dewing: Beauty Reconfigured