A revelatory look at Hartley's New Mexico landscapes and the darker side of postwar American modernism Considered to be among the greatest early American modernists, the painter Marsden Hartley (1877-1943) traveled the United States and Europe in his search for a distinctive American aesthetic. His stay in New Mexico resulted in an extraordinary series of landscape paintings--created in New Mexico, New York, and Europe between 1918 and 1924--that show an evolution in style and thinking that is important for understanding ...
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A revelatory look at Hartley's New Mexico landscapes and the darker side of postwar American modernism Considered to be among the greatest early American modernists, the painter Marsden Hartley (1877-1943) traveled the United States and Europe in his search for a distinctive American aesthetic. His stay in New Mexico resulted in an extraordinary series of landscape paintings--created in New Mexico, New York, and Europe between 1918 and 1924--that show an evolution in style and thinking that is important for understanding both Hartley's oeuvre and American modernism in the postwar years. Marsden Hartley and the West examines this pivotal stage of the painter's career, drawing upon his writings and providing illustrations of rarely seen and previously unpublished works. The author considers Hartley's involvement with the Stieglitz circle and its "soil-and-spirit" philosophy, the Taos art colony, New York Dada, and the impact of historical events such as World War I. Within this setting she analyzes the pastels and oil paintings that suggest Hartley's increasingly ambivalent response to the land. Beginning with optimistic, naturalistic views, the New Mexico works grew progressively darker and more tumultuous, increasingly reflecting a sense of loss brought on by war. The paintings become a site where the landscapes of memory, self, and nation merge, while reflecting broader modernist debates about "American-ness" and a usable past. Published in association with the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Exhibition Schedule: The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe (January 25 - May 11, 2008) Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas (June 14 - August 24, 2008)
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 208 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color, Figures. Audience: General/trade. As new condition
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New. 0300121490. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--192 pp. With 146 ills. (61 col. ). 29 x 23 cm. --with a bonus offer--
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Fine in Fine jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. 66 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. "Considered the greatest of the early American modernists, the painter Marsden Hartley (1877-1943) traveled the United States and Europe in his search for distinctive American aesthetic. This book examines the pivotal stage of the painter's career." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET.
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VG/VG-(light bumping & curling to corners. creasing to spine edges. light wear to cloth boards. inscription to front endpaper. dustjacket scuffed & scratched w/ scoring; curling to edges w/ some creasing; corners & spine ends rubbed; lightly toned) Rust-colored cloth, white & color illus. dust jacket, 165 pp., 86 BW illus., 49 color plates. Examines a pivotal stage in the career of American modernist Marsden Hartley (1877-1943)--the time he spent in New Mexico, and the resulting paintings he created between 1918 and 1924. The author draws upon Hartley's writings and considers "his involvement with the Stieglitz circle and its 'soil-and-spirit' philosophy, the Taos art colony, New York Dada, as well as weighing the impact of such historical events as World War I."--Publisher.
