An appealing exploration of the art and culture of food in 18th- through 20th-century AmericaFood has always been an important source of knowledge about culture and society. Art and Appetite takes a fascinating new look at depictions of food in American art, demonstrating that artistic representations of edibles offer thoughtful reflection on the cultural, political, economic, and social moments in which they were created. Artists used food as prism through which they could celebrate and critique their society, expressing ...
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An appealing exploration of the art and culture of food in 18th- through 20th-century AmericaFood has always been an important source of knowledge about culture and society. Art and Appetite takes a fascinating new look at depictions of food in American art, demonstrating that artistic representations of edibles offer thoughtful reflection on the cultural, political, economic, and social moments in which they were created. Artists used food as prism through which they could celebrate and critique their society, expressing ideas relating to politics, race, class, and gender. With a focus that ranges from Colonial still lifes of the 18th century through the Pop artists of the 20th century, this lively publication investigates the many interpretations of eating in America. Art and Appetite features still-life and trompe l'oeil painting, sculpture, and other works by such celebrated artists as John Singleton Copley, Raphaelle Peale, Lilly Martin Spencer, William Michael Harnett, William Merritt Chase, Elizabeth Paxton, Norman Bel Geddes, Stuart Davis, Edward Hopper, Alice Neel, Wayne Thiebaud, and Roy Lichtenstein, among others. Essays by leading experts address topics including the horticultural and botanical underpinnings of still-life painting, the history of alcohol consumption in the United States, the cultural history of Thanksgiving, and the commercialization of food in the world of Pop art. In addition to the images and essays, this book includes a selection of vintage recipes for all-American dishes. Distributed for the Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition Schedule: The Art Institute of Chicago (11/12/13-01/27/14) Amon Carter Museum (02/22/14-05/18/14)
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NF/VG very nice copy. Deep violet boards with orange cloth spine; color pictorial dust jacket; 248 pp. with color & BW illustrations. Issued in conjunction with a 2013-2014 exhibition of American paintings that depict food. With thematic and illustrated essays by Judith A. Barter, Annelise K. Madden, Ellen E. Roberts, and Sarah Kelly Oehler. A unique subject! Contents as follows: Food for Thought: American Art and Eating / Judith A. Barter--Thanksgiving: The Great American Food Fest / Judith A. Barter--"The Symmetry of Nature": Horticulture and the Roots of American Still-Life Painting / Judith A. Barter and Annelise K. Madden--Recipes for Refinement: Art and Sociability in the Mid-Nineteenth Century / Annelise K. Madden--Drunkards and Teetotalers: Alcohol and Still-Life Painting / Judith A. Barter--Matters of Taste: Trompe l'Oeil and the Politics of Food / Judith A. Barter--Anxious Consumption: Paintings of Food at the Turn of the Twentieth Century / Ellen E. Roberts--From Tabletop to Table: Food and Eating in the Modern Era / Sarah Kelly Oehler--Convenience: Pop, Production, and the Making of Art in the 1960s / Sarah Kelly Oehler.
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