America : painting a nation / [essays by Angela Miller and Chris McAuliffe]
- Bib ID:
- 6422030
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Miller, Angela L, author
- Description:
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- Sydney Art Gallery of New South Wales, [2013]
- ©2013
- 261 pages : colour illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9781741741018
- Summary:
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Spectacular landscapes, epic stories and diverse peoples feature in this expansive historical survey of American painting. The 89 artworks by some 74 artists traverse over 200 years of rich history, from the colonial era to the mid 20th century. Readers will encounter the sublime poetry and drama of the land, the ambition and optimism of the country’s pioneers, the challenges of the frontier, the intimacy of family life and the intensity of the modern city. The roots of the American character and nation will be revealed through images ranging from the Grand Canyon to the Brooklyn Bridge, from classic portraits to modern abstraction. America: Painting a Nation includes works by artists such as Mary Cassatt, Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, Georgia O’Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, John Singer Sargent and James McNeill Whistler from the collections of some of the finest art museums in the USA (The Terra Foundation, Chicago; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts). Essays by Angela Miller (USA) and Chris McAuliffe (Australia), combined with entries on each of the artworks and biographies on each artist, illuminate this fascinating survey of American painting from 1750 to 1967. Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name Art Gallery of New South Wales 8 Nov 2013 – 9 Feb 2014.
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- Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 8 November 2013 - 9 February 2014.
- Includes bibliographic references.
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- 2013
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