<p>The painter William Glackens (1870–1938) and his friends were among the liveliest and most influential American artists of the opening decades of the twentieth century. Their continued importance in the history of American art is explored in this informative collection of essays. Colin Bailey chronicles the beginnings of Albert C. Barnes’ unparalleled collection of modern art, as well as Glackens’ role in forming it, and Avis Berman investigates the friendship of John Sloan, Robert Henri and John Butler Yeats. Carol Troyen examines George Bellows’ war paintings and Richard J. Wattenmaker probes the relationship between Glackens’ paintings and sketchbooks. H. Barbara Weinberg documents how the leading American Impressionists and members of The Eight dealt with the pressures of economic survival. This profusely illustrated publication is an essential reference for curators, collectors and historians.</p>

The World of William Glackens: The C. Richard Hilker Art Lectures

Arts & Photography

Troyen, Carol

Weinberg, H. Barbara

Berman, Avis

Bailey, Colin

Wattenmaker, Richard

Individual Artists

Sansom Foundation, Inc.

The second volume of The World of William Glackens expands the story of American art in the early 20th century. Teresa Carbone highlights a breakout work by Glackens, while Charles Brock shows how alternative exhibitions of American modernists changed the art world. The fertile artistic location of Philadelphia is the backdrop of Judith Barter's essay and Marc Simpson discusses Philadelphia's Thomas Eakins and his affection for Paris. This volume also includes lectures given by Avis Berman, Carol Troyen and Sylvia Yount at a 2014 symposium held at the Barnes Foundation in conjunction with the first major exhibition of Glackens' work in 50 years.

The World of William Glackens: Volume II

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