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William Trost Richards : hieroglyphs of landscape

Title
William Trost Richards : hieroglyphs of landscape / edited by Jeffery Howe.
Author
Richards, William Trost, 1833-1905
Publication
  • [Boston, Massachusetts] : McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, [2019]
  • [Chicago, Illinois] : Distributed by the University of Chicago Press
  • ©2019

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Additional Authors
  • Howe, Jeffery W.
  • Ferber, Linda S.
  • Bedell, Rebecca Bailey
  • Wallace, James D., 1946-
  • Baxter, Ethan
  • McMullen Museum of Art, issuing body, publisher, organizer, host institution.
Description
215 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits; 26 x 31 cm
Summary
"The first monographic examination of William Trost Richards's (1833-1905) art in Boston, this exhibition explores the artist's career from his earliest sketches and exemplary Pre-Raphaelite technique of the 1860s, to his late masterful seascapes and landscapes. Richards's landscapes in particular come to light within the context of the nineteenth century's burgeoning appreciation for the environment. The exhibition reveals how Richards's works manifest the Romantics' hieroglyphic interpretation of nature, a metaphor embraced by Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, and reflect nascent scientific discoveries of contemporary geologists who revolutionized understanding of evolution and history. William Trost Richards: Hieroglyphs of Landscape features more than 180 oil paintings, watercolors, drawings, and sketchbooks, including many seldom-seen works owned by descendants of the artist. Other outstanding contributions come from Bowdoin College Museum of Art; Brooklyn Museum; Davis Museum at Wellesley College; Mark Twain House & Museum; McMullen Museum of Art; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Nantucket Historical Association; Newport Art Museum; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; William Vareika Fine Arts; and many private collectors. An accompanying scholarly catalogue, edited by Jeffery Howe, contains essays by Ethan F. Baxter, Rebecca Bedell, Linda S. Ferber, Howe, and James D. Wallace. The writers probe the artist's background and psychology, illuminating links between his works and the artistic, geologic, and philosophical currents of his era."
Uniform Title
Works. Selections
Alternative Title
  • Works.
  • Hieroglyphs of landscape
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Exhibition catalogs.
  • Essays.
  • Illustrated works.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Language (note)
  • Text in English.
Contents
Preface -- Introduction / Jeffery Howe -- How the sea kills trees : William Trost Richards and new narratives for marine painting / Linda S. Ferber -- "All the charm of loneliness" : the melancholy art of William Trost Richards / Rebecca Bedell -- Ralph Waldo Emerson on art : Calvert Vaux, Frederick Law Olmstead, and American Pre-Raphaelitism / James D. Wallace -- Every rock has a story : a geological journey through the landscapes of William Trost Richards / Ethan F. Baxter -- William Trost Richards and the hieroglyphs of nature / Jeffery Howe.
Call Number
JQG 19-1080
ISBN
  • 9781892850393
  • 1892850397
LCCN
2019910271
OCLC
1090202279
Author
Richards, William Trost, 1833-1905, artist.
Title
William Trost Richards : hieroglyphs of landscape / edited by Jeffery Howe.
Publisher
[Boston, Massachusetts] : McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, [2019]
Distributor
[Chicago, Illinois] : Distributed by the University of Chicago Press
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Event
"William Trost Richards: Hieroglyphs of Landscape" : September 9-December 8, 2019, McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Language
Text in English.
Place of Publication
United States Massachusetts Suffolk Boston.
Added Author
Howe, Jeffery W., editor, author.
Ferber, Linda S., author.
Bedell, Rebecca Bailey, author.
Wallace, James D., 1946- author.
Baxter, Ethan, author.
McMullen Museum of Art, issuing body, publisher, organizer, host institution.
Research Call Number
JQG 19-1080
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