"Once again Elizabeth Johns has created a paradigm shift in our understanding of one of America's greatest painters. Peering behind the curtain that Homer drew over his private life, Johns offers a bracing, provocative, and sensitive reading of his works in light of his personal journey and his relations with his close-knit family. Her vast knowledge, profound insight, and breathtaking originality illuminate every page."--H. Barbara Weinberg, Alice Pratt Brown Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, The Metropolitan ...
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"Once again Elizabeth Johns has created a paradigm shift in our understanding of one of America's greatest painters. Peering behind the curtain that Homer drew over his private life, Johns offers a bracing, provocative, and sensitive reading of his works in light of his personal journey and his relations with his close-knit family. Her vast knowledge, profound insight, and breathtaking originality illuminate every page."--H. Barbara Weinberg, Alice Pratt Brown Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, The Metropolitan Museum of Art "Johns's eloquent evocation of the spiritual dimension of Homer's great late paintings achieves her goal of reintroducing 'faith in the transcendent' [into] scholarly discourse."--Jules David Prown, author of "Art as Evidence: Writings on Art and Material Culture" "Elizabeth Johns's biography of Homer revolutionizes our understanding of this well-known yet enigmatic artist. Arguing that "the themes [Homer] pursued come from his life," Johns uses Erik Erikson's theories of identity and life cycle to frame her investigation of Homer's personal choices--choices revealed in his correspondence with his family, his relationship with other artists, and the social expectations of his milieu. Through this sensitive and elegantly written book, we come to know, even identify with, Homer's developmental journey, and so appreciate more fully the magnificent achievement of his art."--Carol Troyen, John Moors Cabot Curator of American Paintings, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Good. Size: 9x1x9; Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Library stamps and markings. Shelf wear. Winslow Homer (1836-1910) is regarded by many as the greatest American painter of the nineteenth century. Homer's earliest Civil War paintings, dating from about 1863, are anecdotal, like his prints. As the war drew to a close, however, such canvases as The Veteran in a New Field (67.187.131) and Prisoners from the Front (22.207) reflect a more profound understanding of the war's impact and meaning. For Homer, the late 1860s and the 1870s were a time of artistic experimentation and prolific and varied output. He resided in New York City, making his living chiefly by designing magazine illustrations and building his reputation as a painter, but he found his subjects in the increasingly popular seaside resorts in Massachusetts and New Jersey, and in the Adirondacks, rural New York State, and the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Late in 1866, motivated probably by the chance to see two of his Civil War paintings at the Exposition Universelle, Homer had begun a ten-month sojourn in Paris and the French countryside. While there is little likelihood of influence from members of the French avant-garde, Homer shared their subject interests, their fascination with serial imagery, and their desire to incorporate into their works outdoor light, flat and simple forms (reinforced by their appreciation of Japanese design principles), and free brushwork. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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New. 0520227255. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--202 pages. --with a bonus offer--
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As New in As New dust jacket. 0520227255. Book and DJ As New. No defects. NO notes or ANY markings. DJ not clipped. NO stickers.; Ships in a box, USA.; Small 4to 9"; 202 pages.
