The American Pre-Raphaelites : radical realists
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The American Pre-Raphaelites : radical realists
National Gallery of Art in association with Yale University Press, c2019
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Catalogue of an exhibition held at National Gallery of Art , Washington, Apr. 14-July 21, 2019
Other authors: Barbara Dayer Gallati, Sophie Lynford, Mark D. Mitchell, Janice Simon, Diane Waggoner
Bibliography: p. 269-278
Includes index
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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.
Published in association with the National Gallery of Art, Washington
Exhibition Schedule:
National Gallery of Art, Washington
(04/14/19-07/21/19)
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