North American Prints, 1913-1947: An Examination at Century's End
David Tatham
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Description for North American Prints, 1913-1947: An Examination at Century's End
Hardcover. Examines the rich diversity in the subject, style, and geography of printmaking from 1913-1947. Here, three distinguished printmakers, who were active during the 1930s and 1940s, share their recollections of those decades, offering first hand accounts of the political, social, and cultural elements that influenced the artists and their work. Editor(s): Tatham, David. Num Pages: 232 pages, 57 black-&-white illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJF; 3JJG; AFH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
In this collection of essays, eight contemporary scholars examine the rich diversity in the subject, style, and geography of printmaking from 1913-1947, a singular period of artistic creation. Also, three distinguished printmakers, who were active during the 1930s and 1940s, share their recollections of those decades, offering rare, first hand accounts of the political, social, and cultural elements that influenced the artists and their work. Tatham has chosen two watershed events, the Armory Show of 1913 and the important Brooklyn Museum exhibition of 1947, as the temporal bookends for this collection. Recognizing this era as wholly distinct from what had ... Read more
In this collection of essays, eight contemporary scholars examine the rich diversity in the subject, style, and geography of printmaking from 1913-1947, a singular period of artistic creation. Also, three distinguished printmakers, who were active during the 1930s and 1940s, share their recollections of those decades, offering rare, first hand accounts of the political, social, and cultural elements that influenced the artists and their work. Tatham has chosen two watershed events, the Armory Show of 1913 and the important Brooklyn Museum exhibition of 1947, as the temporal bookends for this collection. Recognizing this era as wholly distinct from what had ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815630715
SKU
V9780815630715
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About David Tatham
David Tatham is professor emeritus of fine arts at Syracuse University. His books on nineteenth-century art include Winslow Homer and the Pictorial Press, Winslow Homer and the Illustrated Book, and Winslow Homer in the Adirondacks, all published by Syracuse University Press.
Reviews for North American Prints, 1913-1947: An Examination at Century's End
[A] valuable resource for those who write about the graphic arts today and will in the future. The first-person account of... their initial experiences as artists, the importance of social issues in their work in the 1930s, and their present endeavors is an excellent coda to the volume." - Georgia B. Barnhill, Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Graphic Arts at ... Read more