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Thomas Chambers

Author : Kathleen A. Foster
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300141054
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Thomas Chambers written by Kathleen A. Foster and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Labeled as a traveling American folk artist when he was rediscovered in the mid-20th century, the mysterious Thomas Chambers here receives a fresh and creative reassessment. Although his distinctive sea- and landscapes appear in many American collections, little is known about this English-born painter, who arrived in New Orleans in 1832 and disappeared from record in the mid-1860s, leaving many paintings that later resurfaced in rural New York and Massachusetts. In this richly illustrated work, Kathleen A. Foster shows, however, that far from being simply an itinerant painter of folk art, Chambers actually enjoyed a professional, even entrepreneurial, relationship to the art world. Foster performs close studies of Chambers's known works, his stylistic relationship to his brother (English marine painter George Chambers), and a newly discovered American auction record of 1845. Chambers, she argues, provided a popular landscape art for a middle class of mixed cosmopolitan and folk tastes. Bringing "fancy" painting to this new constituency, Chambers worked outside academic circles, drawing astutely from popular culture. In the 20th century, his rediscovery as "America's first modern" paid tribute to his independent spirit and decorative panache. Published in association with the Philadelphia Museum of Art Exhibition Schedule: Philadelphia Museum of Art (September 27 - December 28, 2008) The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York (February 8 - April 19, 2009) American Folk Art Museum, New York (September 29 - March 7, 2010) Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington (March 26 - May 30, 2010)

Thomas Chambers

Author : Kathleen A. Foster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780876332047
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Thomas Chambers written by Kathleen A. Foster and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Labeled as a traveling American folk artist when he was rediscovered in the mid-20th century, the mysterious Thomas Chambers here receives a fresh and creative reassessment. Although his distinctive sea- and landscapes appear in many American collections, little is known about this English-born painter, who arrived in New Orleans in 1832 and disappeared from record in the mid-1860s, leaving many paintings that later resurfaced in rural New York and Massachusetts. In this richly illustrated work, Kathleen A. Foster shows, however, that far from being simply an itinerant painter of folk art, Chambers actually enjoyed a professional, even entrepreneurial, relationship to the art world. Foster performs close studies of Chambers's known works, his stylistic relationship to his brother (English marine painter George Chambers), and a newly discovered American auction record of 1845. Chambers, she argues, provided a popular landscape art for a middle class of mixed cosmopolitan and folk tastes. Bringing "fancy" painting to this new constituency, Chambers worked outside academic circles, drawing astutely from popular culture. In the 20th century, his rediscovery as "America's first modern" paid tribute to his independent spirit and decorative panache.

Art, Artisans and Apprentices

Author : James Ayres
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1782977422
Total Pages : 537 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (829 download)

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Download or read book Art, Artisans and Apprentices written by James Ayres and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the foundation of academies of art in London in 1758 and Philadelphia in 1805, most individuals who were to emerge as artists trained in workshops of varying degrees of relevance. Easel painters began their careers apprenticed to carriage, house, sign or ship painters, whilst a few were placed with those who made pictures. Sculptors emerged from a training as ornamental plasterers or carvers. Of the many other trades in a position to offer an appropriate background were ÔlimningÕ, staining, engraving, surveying, chasing and die-sinking. In addition, plumbers gained the right to use oil painting and, for plasterers, the application of distemper was an extension of their trade. Central to the theme of this book is the notion that, for those who were to become either painters or sculptor, a training in a trade met their practical needs. This ÔtrainingÕ was of an altogether different nature to an ÔeducationÕ in an art school. In the past, prospective artists were offered, by means of apprenticeships, an empirical rather than a theoretical understanding of their ultimate vocation. James Ayres provides a lively account of the inter-relationship between art and trade in the late seventeenth to early nineteenth centuries, in both Britain and North America. He demonstrates with numerous, illustrated examples, the many cross-overs in the Ôart and mysteryÕ of artistic training, and, to modern eyes, the sometimes incongruous relationships between the various trades that contributed to the blossoming of many artistic careers, including some of the most illustrious names of the ÔlongÕ eighteenth century.

This Land Is Our Land

Author : Linda Barrett Osborne
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1613129270
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book This Land Is Our Land written by Linda Barrett Osborne and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist, Linda Barrett Osborne’s This Land is Our Land “explores the history of American immigration from the early colonization of the continent to the contemporary discussions involving undocumented aliens.”* American attitudes toward immigrants are paradoxical. On the one hand, we see our country as a haven for the poor and oppressed; anyone, no matter his or her background, can find freedom here and achieve the “American Dream.” On the other hand, depending on prevailing economic conditions, fluctuating feelings about race and ethnicity, and fear of foreign political and labor agitation, we set boundaries and restrictions on who may come to this country and whether they may stay as citizens. This book explores the way government policy and popular responses to immigrant groups evolved throughout US history, particularly between 1800 and 1965. The book concludes with a summary of events up to contemporary times, as immigration again becomes a hot-button issue. “Exceptional . . . Outstanding archival photographs and illustrations complement the comprehensive text and encourage thoughtful discussion . . . An excellent time line and end notes and a thorough bibliography make this an effective research tool.” —*School Library Journal (Starred Review)

The War of 1812 and the Rise of the U.S. Navy

Author : Mark Jenkins
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426209339
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book The War of 1812 and the Rise of the U.S. Navy written by Mark Jenkins and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore historic documents, letters, ephemera, and artifacts, including fascinating finds from the Navy's most recent underwater excavation of the war's lost ships.

The Challenge

Author : Andrew Lambert
Publisher : Faber & Faber
ISBN 13 : 0571273211
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (712 download)

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Download or read book The Challenge written by Andrew Lambert and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1812 Britain stood alone, fighting for her very survival against a vast European Empire. Only the Royal Navy stood between Napoleon's legions and ultimate victory. In that dark hour America saw its chance to challenge British dominance: her troops invaded Canada and American frigates attacked British merchant shipping, the lifeblood of British defence. War polarised America. The south and west wanted land, the north wanted peace and trade. But America had to choose between the oceans and the continent. Within weeks the land invasion had stalled, but American warships and privateers did rather better, and astonished the world by besting the Royal Navy in a series of battles. Then in three titanic single ship actions the challenge was decisively met. British frigates closed with the Chesapeake, the Essex and the President, flagship of American naval ambition. Both sides found new heroes but none could equal Captain Philip Broke, champion of history's greatest frigate battle, when HMS Shannon captured the USS Chesapeake in thirteen blood-soaked minutes. Broke's victory secured British control of the Atlantic, and within a year Washington, D.C. had been taken and burnt by British troops. Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History in the Department of War Studies at King's College London, brings all his mastery of the subject and narrative brilliance to throw new light on a war which until now has been much mythologised, little understood.

War, Demobilization and Memory

Author : Alan Forrest
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137406496
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book War, Demobilization and Memory written by Alan Forrest and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the impact of the wars in the Atlantic world between 1770 and 1830, focusing both on the military, economic, political, social and cultural demobilization that occurred immediately at their end, and their long-term legacy and memory.

The Oxford Dictionary of American Art & Artists

Author : Ann Lee Morgan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191073881
Total Pages : 685 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of American Art & Artists written by Ann Lee Morgan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 685 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of The Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists has been fully revised and updated as well as including dozens of new entries offering an insightful and informative view of America's artistic heritage. An indispensable biographical and critical guide to American art from colonial times to contemporary postmodernism, this valuable resource provides readers with a wealth of factual detail and perceptive analysis of America's leading artists. This new edition has been updated to include a number of entries on prevailing topics such as body art, light and space, Indian-American art, scatter art, and transactional art, and features many new or greatly expanded biographical entries on artists such as Ida Applebroog, Guerilla Girls, Peter Hujar and Shirin Neshat. Morgan offers readers a wealth of authoritative information as well as well-informed analysis and criticism of artists and their work. Filled with fascinating historical background and penetrating insight, The Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists is an essential resource for art lovers everywhere.

The Hudson River School

Author : New-York Historical Society
Publisher : Rizzoli Electa
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book The Hudson River School written by New-York Historical Society and published by Rizzoli Electa. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines art from the Hudson River School, nineteenth-century artists whose work captured the American landscape, including selections from Albert Bierstadt, Frederic Church, Thomas Cole, and others; and featuring one hundred reproductions and fold-out pages.

A New Nation of Goods

Author : David Jaffee
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812222008
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book A New Nation of Goods written by David Jaffee and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New Nation of Goods highlights the significant role of provincial artisans in four crafts in the northeastern United States—chairmaking, clockmaking, portrait painting, and book publishing—to explain the shift from preindustrial society to an entirely new configuration of work, commodities, and culture.

On Canvas

Author : Stephen Hackney
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 1606066269
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book On Canvas written by Stephen Hackney and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first truly comprehensive analysis of the history, practice, and conservation of painting on canvas. Throughout its long history in Western art, canvas has played an influential role in the creative process. From the Renaissance development of oil painting on canvas to the present day—through Impressionism, Abstract Expressionism, and other art historical movements—the use of canvas has enhanced the scale of painting, freedom of brushwork, and spontaneity in technique. This book recounts some of that rich history in relation to corresponding developments in conservation practice. Rather than concentrating on the familiar concerns of cleaning and varnish removal, this volume considers the preservation of a painting’s structure. By focusing on recent studies on the fundamental nature of canvas and its mechanisms of deterioration, the book explains new approaches to the conservation of both contemporary and historical art—including reversible, passive, and preventive treatments, particularly with respect to lining. Written by Stephen Hackney, a conservation practitioner and leader in conservation research, On Canvas is the first book to take a comprehensive look at this important subject and is destined to become an invaluable resource for the field.

Communication and Tourism

Author : Michael Tsangaris
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1800626010
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Communication and Tourism written by Michael Tsangaris and published by CABI. This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nexus of human mobility and communication is intricate, and this volume uncovers the deep-rooted significance of tourism and media . From antiquity to modern day, Western communication systems have artfully crafted the allure of destinations, making places irresistible to the travellers. At its core, this book proposes that the impetus for travel is a primal human necessity, rooted in our inherent need for movement, consciousness expansion, and cultural development. Featuring Greek civilization as a case study, the book reveals how the rich cultural capital of modern Greece, long admired and assimilated by many global cultures, has immensely contributed to Greece's contemporary tourism "imaginary". Readers are challenged to look beyond prevailing practices where tourism management and marketing are the driving force for commercial exchange, but to encompass its broader essence as a vital human function, leading to richer experiences. It will be of interest to academics within areas related to tourism studies, mobility studies, mass media, communication and cultural studies.

Chambers History

Author : William Davis Chambers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Chambers History written by William Davis Chambers and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some ancestry and many descendants of various Chambers emigrants from Scotland or England to the United States (and one immigrant to Canada). Descendants lived throughout the United States, and in Canada.

Prince Twins Seven-Seven

Author : Henry Glassie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prince Twins Seven-Seven written by Henry Glassie and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-02 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lavishly illustrated book, part biography and part artist's catalog, addresses tradition and innovation in Prince's art, the development of his personal style, the force of the supernatural in Nigerian life, and the hard times of the immigrant artist in the United States.

Index to Alabama Wills, 1808-1870

Author : Daughters of the American Revolution. Alabama Society
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN 13 : 080630765X
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Index to Alabama Wills, 1808-1870 written by Daughters of the American Revolution. Alabama Society and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 1977 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an index to 9,000 wills filed and probated in Alabama between 1808 and 1870. The index itself is a model of simplicity, giving, in alphabetical order, the name of the testator, the county of probate, the identity of the record source (usually a will book), the date of the book, and the page number.This volume is also available on our Family Archive CD 7527.

Art in Wetchester from Private Collection

Author :
Publisher : Hudson River Museum
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Brain and Art

Author : Idan Segev
Publisher : Frontiers E-books
ISBN 13 : 2889193608
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Brain and Art written by Idan Segev and published by Frontiers E-books. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could we understand, in biological terms, the unique and fantastic capabilities of the human brain to both create and enjoy art? In the past decade neuroscience has made a huge leap in developing experimental techniques as well as theoretical frameworks for studying emergent properties following the activity of large neuronal networks. These methods, including MEG, fMRI, sophisticated data analysis approaches and behavioral methods, are increasingly being used in many labs worldwide, with the goal to explore brain mechanisms corresponding to the artistic experience. The 37 articles composing this unique Frontiers Research Topic bring together experimental and theoretical research, linking state-of-the-art knowledge about the brain with the phenomena of Art. It covers a broad scope of topics, contributed by world-renowned experts in vision, audition, somato-sensation, movement, and cinema. Importantly, as we felt that a dialog among artists and scientists is essential and fruitful, we invited a few artists to contribute their insights, as well as their art. Joan Miró said that “art is the search for the alphabet of the mind.” This volume reflects the state of the art search to understand neurobiological alphabet of the Arts. We hope that the wide range of articles in this volume will be highly attractive to brain researchers, artists and the community at large.