In the third quarter of the nineteenth century some of the most beautiful and compelling of all American paintings were executed in a style now called luminism, for its depiction of the radiant effects of light and atmosphere. Many were by Frederic Edwin Church, perhaps the crucial artist of the period. In this lavishly illustrated book, John Wilmerding and eight other scholars explore the nature and implications of the luminist movement and its relationship to American political and cultural history. This work was first ...
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In the third quarter of the nineteenth century some of the most beautiful and compelling of all American paintings were executed in a style now called luminism, for its depiction of the radiant effects of light and atmosphere. Many were by Frederic Edwin Church, perhaps the crucial artist of the period. In this lavishly illustrated book, John Wilmerding and eight other scholars explore the nature and implications of the luminist movement and its relationship to American political and cultural history. This work was first published in 1980 by the National Gallery of Art in conjunction with a major exhibition under the same title.
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Near Fine. Book. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. Illustrated. Comprehensive study of the period in American art from the death of Thomas Cole in 1848 to the country's centennial in 1876. Minimal shelf wear to the edges; light crease to back cover; interior clean and unread.
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VG-with just light shelf wear and owner's notation inside front cover; otherwise clean and tight with unbroken spine. Pictorial wraps. 330 pp. 32 color, 320 bw repros. One of the landmark exhibitions in American Art. A famous, surprisingly hard-to-find catalogue with noteworthy contributions by Lisa Fellows Andrus, Linda S. Ferber, Albert Gelpi, David C. Huntington, Weston Naef, Barbara Novak, Earl A. Powell, and Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. Reprint of the 1980 catalogue from the exhibition held in Washington, DC at the National Gallery of Art, Feb. 10 to June 15, 1980.
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Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Softcover. Size: 7x0x10; Softcover. Free of any markings and no writings inside. Minor shelf-wear. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.
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Very Good. 10.9 x 9.1 x 0.7. Paperback. Book Condition: Very Good. Princeton University Press, 1989. 332 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy! Light general wear. Size: 10.9 x 9.1 x 0.7. Art: Art History 6179L.
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Very Good. Size: 11x9x0; No ownership markings, some creasing to bottom edge of rear wrap, light rubbing to edges of wraps, touch of foxing to edges. : Well packaged, ships with tracking.
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Very good. 2 colored plates, 352 black & white illustrations. Oblong 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. National Gallery of Art: Harper & Row, (1989). A very good solid copy--front free end paper soiled, wrappers scuffed and edgeworn.