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Raymond Jonson and the spiritual in modernist and abstract painting

Title
Raymond Jonson and the spiritual in modernist and abstract painting / Herbert R. Hartel, Jr.
Author
Hartel, Herbert R., Jr.
Publication
  • New York ; London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.
  • ©2018

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Description
xiv, 182 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 27 cm
Summary
This is the most thorough and detailed monograph on the artwork of Raymond Jonson ever published. He is one of many artists of the first half of the twentieth century who demonstrates the richness and diversity of an under-appreciated period in the history of American art. Visualizing the spiritual was one of the fundamental goals of early abstract painting in the years before and during World War I. Artists turned to alternative spirituality, the occult, and mysticism, believing that the pure use of line, shape, color, light, and texture could convey spiritual insights. Jonson was steadfastly dedicated to this goal for most of his career, and he always believed that modernist and abstract styles were the most effective and compelling means of achieving it.
Series Statement
Routledge research in art history
Uniform Title
Routledge research in art history.
Subject
  • Jonson, Raymond, 1891-1982 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Spiritualism in art
  • Painting, Abstract > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-176) and index.
Call Number
JQF 18-620
ISBN
  • 113871254X
  • 9781138712546
OCLC
1008875415
Author
Hartel, Herbert R., Jr., author.
Title
Raymond Jonson and the spiritual in modernist and abstract painting / Herbert R. Hartel, Jr.
Publisher
New York ; London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.
Copyright Date
©2018
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Routledge research in art history
Routledge research in art history.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-176) and index.
Research Call Number
JQF 18-620
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