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Interviews | June 19, 2009

Dave: IMG Jim Lynch Makes Landscape Art... Out of Text

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jimlynchIf Carl Hiaasen set one of his novels on a residential stretch of boundary line between British Columbia and Washington, or if Richard Russo's characters had relatives in the Pacific Northwest, the result might be something like Jim Lynch's Border Songs. Continue »
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Love Letters

by Peter Sutton

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Publisher Comments:

Just as e-mail now dominates written communication, in the 17th century the writing of personal letters became widespread and fashionable. Although letters had long existed, the notion that they could convey private feelings and emotions suddenly captured the popular imagination and transformed personal communication. During this period, not only was Holland the most literate country in Europe and a leading publishing center, but it was also the focus of an explosion of epistolary activity. 17th-century Dutch genre painters became the first to depict anonymous people writing, reading, dispatching and receiving letters. Leading painters like Gerard ter Borch, Gabriel Metsu, Frans van Mieris, Pieter de Hooch and the renowned Johannes Vermeer made the letter a central feature of their scenes of everyday life, defining the subject and creating images that would influence generations of painters to come.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780711223387
Author:
Sutton, Peter
Publisher:
Frances Lincoln
Editor:
Sutton, Peter; Vergara, Lisa; Adams, Ann
Editor:
Vergara, Lisa
Author:
Sutton, Peter C.
Subject:
General
Subject:
European
Subject:
17th century
Subject:
Painting, dutch
Subject:
History - Baroque & Rococo
Subject:
General Art
Subject:
Letters
Subject:
Painting, Dutch -- 17th century.
Subject:
Genre painting, Dutch.
Publication Date:
January 2008
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
208
Dimensions:
12.26x9.60x.84 in. 3.25 lbs.
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