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Frederic Church : a painter's pilgrimage

Title
Frederic Church : a painter's pilgrimage / Kenneth John Myers ; with Kevin J. Avery, Gerald L. Carr, and Mercedes Volait.
Author
Myers, Kenneth, 1955-
Publication
Detroit : Detroit Institute of Arts, [2017]

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Additional Authors
  • Church, Frederic Edwin, 1826-1900.
  • Avery, Kevin J.
  • Carr, Gerald L.
  • Volait, Mercedes.
  • Detroit Institute of Arts.
  • Reynolda House Museum of American Art.
  • Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art.
Description
228 pages : illustrations; 27 x 29 cm
Summary
A beautiful overview of fascinating paintings of the classical world and the Holy Land by a beloved American artist Frederic Church (1826-1900), one of the leading painters of 19th-century America and the Hudson River School, also journeyed around the globe to find fresh inspiration for his highly detailed compositions. Among Church's lesser-known masterpieces are his paintings of the Middle East, Italy, and Greece, produced in the late 1860s through late 1870s, which explore themes of human history and achievement. Taking a closer look at this geographical and thematic shift in Church's practice, this handsome book brings together the artist's major paintings of Athens, Rome, Jerusalem, and the surrounding region. The essays concentrate on a set of six major paintings of architectural and archaeological marvels; one essay also spotlights Olana, Church's home in New York State, which reflects the influence of Middle Eastern design. This impressive volume stands apart in its new approach to the artist's work and its quest to determine why and how this quintessentially American figure was drawn to scenery and themes from the other side of the globe.
Subject
Church, Frederic Edwin, 1826-1900 > Exhibitions
Note
  • Catalog of an exhibition at Detroit Institute of Arts from October 22, 2017-January 15, 2018; Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC, February 8-May 13, 2018; Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT, June 3-August 26, 2018.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
  • 9780300218435
  • 0300218435
OCLC
  • 978251888
  • ocn978251888
  • SCSB-8849868
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries