Synopses & Reviews
The Art of American Still Lifeand#160;reconsiders the development and cultural significance of still-life painting in America, exploring renowned treasures alongside recently discovered worksandmdash;some previously unpublishedandmdash;in unexpected ways.
Taking an innovative approach to the genre, this captivating survey newly divides American still life into four discrete eras, each characterized by a predominant form of vision: describing, indulging, discerning, and animating. Works are grouped in andldquo;conversationsandrdquo; and explored in accompanying texts to reveal wider cultural meaning. Introductory essays investigate the many interactions between still life and American culture, examining the close connections between still-life painting and other visual discourses, including natural history, illustration, and commercial photography; the roles objects have played in American literature and art; the Philadelphia regionandrsquo;s defining and lasting impact on the genre; and the reception of still life in American art and art history.
The first major study of American still life in a generation,and#160;The Art of American Still Lifeand#160;is destined to become a standard reference on the subject.
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A definitive new study of 19th- and 20th-century American still life, offering a fresh assessment of the place and importance of the genre in American culture
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This definitive, gorgeously illustrated new study of 19th- and 20th-century American still-life painting highlights familiar names alongside lesser-known artists.
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Inventing American Still Life, 1800and#150;1960,and#160;offers a fresh look at the myriad ways that American artists of the 19th and 20th centuriesand#151;both familiar names and recently rediscovered artistsand#151;approached the subject of still-life painting. A stunning array of works, some never before published, are beautifully illustrated in more than 250 color images. Four thematic essays address the connections between still life and other aspects of American culture, including literature and philosophy; the intersection of still-life painting, natural-history illustration, and commercial photography; the Philadelphia regionand#8217;s defining impact and lasting influence on American still life; and the reception of still life by American critics and art historians from its earliest days to the present. Among the works featured are Raphaelle Pealeand#8217;s celebrated Blackberries (c. 1813), Severin Roesenand#8217;s majestic Flower Still Life with Birdand#8217;s Nest (1853), William Michael Harnettand#8217;s landmark trompe land#8217;oeil painting After the Hunt (1885), and Charles Sheelerand#8217;s modern masterpiece Rolling Power (1939).
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An engaging survey of American still-life painting that reinterprets beloved works and introduces lesser-known ones, providing a compelling new synthesis of the subject
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This innovative study of American still-life painting, the first in a generation, brings together renowned and recently discovered artists and artworks in a compelling new synthesis of the field.
About the Author
Mark D. Mitchell is associate curator of American art, Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Bill Brown is Karla Scherer Distinguished Service Professor in American Culture, Department of English Language and Literature, University of Chicago
. Katie A. Pfohl is curator, Louisiana State University Museum of Art, Baton Rouge.
Carol Troyen is Kristin and Roger Servison Curator Emerita of American Paintings, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.and#160;