Frederic Church, Winslow Homer, and Thomas Moran: Tourism and the American Landscape
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  • Travel Paintings from Early America
Frederic Church, Winslow Homer, and Thomas Moran: Tourism and the American Landscape
Barbara Bloemink , Sarah Burns , Gail Davidson , Karal Ann Marling , and Floramae McCarron-Cates
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ASIN: 0821257862

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The companion to the Cooper-Hewitt exhibition of Americas scenic wonders, as seen through the eyes of three of its greatest 19th-century artists. During the years following the Civil War, many artists, including Homer, Church, and Moran, created images of Americas scenic wonders and great landscape icons. These works, as well as decorative art objects, popular literature, photographs, and other ephemera helped to make the countrys landscape a source of national pride and promoted landscape tourism. Frederic Church, Winslow Homer, and Thomas Moran: Tourism and the American Landscape is a major exhibition mounted by the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum which will showcase, for the first time in more than two decades, the museums extraordinary collection of more than 2000 paintings and drawings, which encompasses the largest grouping of Homer and Church objects in the world. Five original essays will accompany the 200 illustrations.

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5 out of 5 stars Travel Paintings from Early America.......2007-10-17

I am a big fan of American Impressionism and I like all three of the artists featured in this book. It's a scholarly review of the images that made Americans travel to see if the scenery was as magical as these artists depicted. From the New England coast, Niagra Falls, Grand Canyon, and Yosemite these artist were engaging in a recording of scenery that would soon be altered by the hordes of tourists that followed.
While photography was just beginning to record many of these same scenes it was not in color and it lacked the ephemeral quality that master painters like Church, Homer, and Moran were able to create.
I'm fairly certain this is the first time three of my favorite artists are featured in one book and show favorite scenes of magnificent American places.
Winslow Homer: An American Vision
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  • A powerful, recommended pick.
Winslow Homer: An American Vision
Randall C. Griffin
Manufacturer: Phaidon Press
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ASIN: 0714839922

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The First Major Critical Survey on the Artist in a Decade;Includes All Major Paintings.WINSLOW HOMER: AN AMERICAN VISION, by Randall C. Griffin, is the firstmajor critical survey on the life and work of Homer, one of America'sbest-loved artists, in the last decade.The book features every one of hismajor paintings alongside a remarkable selection of his lesser-knownetchings and woodcuts.Griffin's thoroughly researched, yet readablestudy, not only presents a full account of Homer's life and work, but alsoa fresh and provocative reassessment of his place in the history ofAmerican art. Randall Griffin, Associate Professor of Art History at Southern MethodistUniversity and an authority on Homer, begins his study of the life andworks of the artist with the astute observation, "Like the poems of WaltWhitman, the pictures of Georgia O'Keeffe, the novels of F. ScottFitzgerald and the music of Duke Ellington, the works of Winslow havehelped shape America's view of itself."Griffin argues that Homer's workexemplifies the aspiration to create specifically American subjects and aspecifically American character.Winslow Homer (1836-1910) was born in Boston, Massachusetts the same yearthat Davey Crockett died at the Alamo. He began his career a magazineillustrator and soon becoming a regular contributor to Harper's Weekly.Inthe early 1860's, Homer was sent by his editor to the front lines of TheCivil War, where he began to work on woodcuts and lithographs of wartimeencampments, some of his lesser-known pieces that are included in thismonograph.In the post-war years Homer turned his attention to theAmerican countryside and its people, and produced Snap the Whip, a paintingthought by many to be his best work.This painting was embraced by criticsas a nationalist masterpiece, reaffirming American ideals and values thathad been lost during the war.In 1883, Homer moved to the New Englandfishing village of Prout's Neck, Maine and, utilizing his watercolorskills, began what was to become his best-known period of seascapes andnautical scenes.Griffin presents an academic yet approachable study of this Americanclassic, expanding on the criticisms and themes of Homer's work, such aspost-war American values, the relationship between nature and man, theAmerican pastoral, and the loss of manhood control.WINSLOW HOMER: ANAMERICAN VISION presents an exceptional array of Homer's gorgeouspaintings, sketches and watercolors and is the most up to date monographavailable on the artist.This beautiful selection of works, paired withGriffin's original research and fresh interpretation, makes this a timelessbook that will compliment any library as well as satisfy the needs ofscholars and general readers alike.

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5 out of 5 stars A powerful, recommended pick........2006-12-14

The works of Winslow Homer are already well familiar to any interested in American art: they captured the American Civil War and, later, scenes of early America as a whole, presenting a range of styles and themes - so it's surprising to note this book is the first in-depth critical survey written in the last decade. Here all his major paintings appear along with a number of etchings and woodcuts to compliment a blend of biography and critical art survey. Full-page color prints not only analyze the works; they offer insights into the public's reaction to scenes, settings, and perspectives. A powerful, recommended pick.

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The Watercolors of Winslow Homer
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  • The Watercolors of Winslow Homer
  • Beautiful Reproductions of Homer's WC
  • Beautiful pictures, overwritten text
The Watercolors of Winslow Homer
Miles Unger , and Winslow Homer
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ASIN: 0393020479

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Winslow Homer's watercolors rank among the greatest pictorial legacies of this country. Winslow Homer's first medium was oil painting, although to make ends meet, he did commercial illustration and chronicled the New York City social scene. Eventually, Homer withdrew from city life altogether to settle at Prout's Neck on the rocky New England coast. There he turned to watercolor, in part for financial reasons (watercolors were easier to sell), but the newly popular medium also enabled him to capture his impressions of scenery and landscapes encountered during his many travels with an immediacy and directness impossible in the more time-consuming oils. Of his more than 700 watercolors, over 140 are reproduced here, dating from the 1870s to the turn of the century and ranging from pastoral to narrative, dramatic to serene. Miles Unger's text provides insight into the artist's technical mastery of the medium and discusses the importance of Homer's watercolors within the larger body of his work. 140 color illustrations.

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5 out of 5 stars The Watercolors of Winslow Homer.......2007-09-22

As a very young child I would spent many hours looking through my grandmother's art library.Winslow Homer and the French impressionists were my favorites and that early experience is probably one of many reasons I became an artist. I bought this book as a gift for my sister who is also an artist. I was able to read most of it before I gave it to her but intend to get a copy for myself. I especially liked the way the book follows Mr. Homer's growth as an artist. It's well written and the collection of his work is incredible. There are so many paintings I have never seen and some I have only seen in black and white.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful Reproductions of Homer's WC.......2004-02-25

My first impression of this book was WOW!!! The size of the reproductions is astounding. Many extend over both large pages of the text. The binding is such that the book lies flat on the table and so the seam in the middle is negligble. THe colour of the reproductions is rich, detailed, and rings true (altho I have not seen any of Homer's work in real-life). Compared side-by-side with Cooper's book, Cooper's reproductions are much smaller and the colour appears weaker and washed out.

As for the text of the book, it is interesting, informative, and insightful. Altogether, this is a very well put together book; it is one of the finest books I have in my collection.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful pictures, overwritten text.......2002-03-12

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The hundreds of paintings reproduced in this large-format book deserve five stars. The publisher should be thanked for bringing together works scattered around a large number of museums, and for giving us a finely produced art book. Even fans of Winslow Homer will not have seen most of these paintings, which may represent the summit of American watercolors. Unfortunately, the accompanying text goes far beyond what is necessary to appreciate Homer's art. The descriptions of personal history and technique are helpful, but not the philosophical musings and overwrought interpretations. The text should have been cut by a third.
Homer, Eakins, and Anshutz: The Search for American Identity in the Gilded Age
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    Homer, Eakins, and Anshutz: The Search for American Identity in the Gilded Age
    Randall C. Griffin , Winslow Homer , Thomas Eakins , and Thomas Pollock Anshutz
    Manufacturer: Pennsylvania State University Press
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    Randall Griffin's book examines the ways in which artists and critics sought to construct a new identity for America during the era dubbed the Gilded Age because of its leaders' taste for opulence. Artists such as Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, and Thomas Anshutz explored alternative "American" themes and styles, but widespread belief in the superiority of European art led them and their audiences to look to the Old World for legitimacy. This rich, never-resolved contradiction between the native and autonomous, on the one hand, and, on the other, the European and borrowed serves as the armature of Griffin's innovative look at how and why the world of art became a key site in the American struggle for identity.

    Not only does Griffin trace the interplay of issues of nationalism, class, and gender in American culture, but he also offers insightful readings of key paintings by Eakins and other canonical artists. Further, Griffin shows that by 1900 the nationalist project in art and criticism had helped open the way for the formulation of American modernism.

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    Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Vol 2
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    • Carmen Thyssen-Bornemixza Collection Vol 1 & 2
    Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Vol 2
    Paul Gauguin , Camille Pissarro , Thomas Llorens , Georges Braque , Robert Delaunay , Childe Hassam , Winslow Homer , Edward Hopper , Pierre-Auguste Renoir , Paul Signac , Alfred Sisley , Edouard Vuillard , Pierre Bonnard , Edgar Degas , Henri Matisse , Claude Monet , Edvard Munch , and Emil Nolde
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    The private art collection of Mrs. Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza is considered one of the most important in the world. The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum has published these two volumes to accompany the permanent exhibition of the International Collection, which includes 345 works of art by Brueghel, de Hooch, Van Goyen, Canaletto, Fragonard, Constable, Corot, Pissarro, Sisley, Degas, Van Gogh, Monet, Gauguin, Braque, Kandinsky, Nolde, Heckel, Hopper, Picasso, Juan Gris and others. Also included in two the volumes is a selection of works of art from a number of important 19th-century American artists such as Head, Bierstadt, Church, and Bricher. Provided here is a fully documented analysis of the collection, including color illustrations and a summary profile for each work of art, as well as research analyses written by 87 international experts and field specialists. There is an introduction to each chapter written by Javier Arnaldo--the publisher of these volumes, and co-curator at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. Volume 1 focuses on art from the 13th to 19th centuries, while Volume 2 looks at art of the 19th and 20th centuries. Combined, these two books feature 960 pages and some 270 beautifully-reproduced full-color images.

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    4 out of 5 stars Carmen Thyssen-Bornemixza Collection Vol 1 & 2.......2006-03-09

    After seeing the collection in Madrid a study of Vol 1& 2 were rewarding in so far as each work of art (95% plus ) paintings had an essay regarding the work and aspects of the artists life and style. The paintings in the books and collection were perhaps not typical of the artist they are in deed lovely and worth an art lovers time. These are not coffee table books but give one an opportunity to get a good idea of what Western art is. A. Cinelli, M.D.
    Winslow Homer
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    • Taking Winslow Homer Seriously
    • A nice taste of Winslow Homer
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    Nicolai Cikovsky , and Franklin Kelly
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    This book discusses and reproduces more than two hundred paintings, watercolors, and drawings that span Winslow Homer`s career, focusing not only on Homer`s masterpieces in various media but also on the suites of works on the same subject that reflect the artist`s essentially modern practice of thinking and working serially and thematically.

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    5 out of 5 stars Taking Winslow Homer Seriously.......2006-01-09

    Too often museums and writers take the prodigious output of the 19th century American artist Winslow Homer lightly, even at times dismissing him as inconsequential in the mainstream of important art. This magnificent volume whould change that once and for all.

    Essayists and curators Nicolai Cikovsky and Franklin Kelly, with significant contributions by writers Judith Walsh and Charles Brock, have not only created a superb collection of Homer's works in all media, they have also taken the time to reevaluate Homer in terms of his place among his colleagues of his day, his subsequent isolationism when he communicated with nature along the coast of Maine, creating come of the most mystically beautiful works form an American artist, and an overview of how history has treated him.

    The result is a hefty volume with more valuable insights and well written essays that for once truly illuminate the images generously placed throughout the volume. This may have started out to be a catalogue to accompany a traveling exhibition, but its long shelf life is assured by the high quality of every aspect of the book. Highly recommended for art lovers and art historians alike. Grady Harp, January 06

    4 out of 5 stars A nice taste of Winslow Homer.......2001-05-23

    I'd been looking for a book about Winslow Homer for a while and was delighted to find this one. Kate Jennings' copy about his life and art are very good and the 68 color prints are large and on glossy paper. The prints are not top notch, but very nice. If you're looking for a nice collection of Homer's work without breaking the bank, this is for you. (This review pertains to the Winslow Homer book by Kate Jennings. Alas,I havn't seen the one by Nicolai Cikovsky.)

    5 out of 5 stars Winslow Homer, A 'GEM' for the Serious Art Student.......2001-03-19

    As an Art student, venturing into watercolor recently, I received this book as a gift. I truly gained much information about the artist and the additon of color plates (90+) make this a complete reference guide. The author has separatedhis works into catogories by subject matter.The intro- duction reviews his travels, family life,interests,educa-tion,recognition and awardsduring his lifetime. A brief review proceeds each Chapterwhich then is visually supp-orted by wonderflul,colorful plates of Winslow works of that subject. The Chapters are Civil War, Sea PaintingsTropics, Adirondonck and Canada, and Prout's Neck,Me. He was an extraordinarypainter of various mediums,and always captured the 'atmosphere' in his workswhether it was stormy seasoff the coast of Maine, placid lakes in the mountains, clear skies in the tropics or children at play at that time. Fortunately, he was an artist who was noticed during his lifetime and rewarded with fame before his demise at age 74, having enjoyed his love of his work. I would highly recommend this hard cover version, to any art lover or student of the arts. I will plan to purchase this publication for my son, and perhaps a friend in the near future.

    5 out of 5 stars Winslow Homer, A 'GEM' for the Serious Art Student.......2001-03-19

    As an Art student, venturing into watercolor recently, I received this book as a gift. I truly gained much information about the artist and the additon of color plates (90+) make this a complete reference guide. The author has separatedhis works into catogories by subject matter.The intro- duction reviews his travels, family life,interests,educa-tion,recognition and awardsduring his lifetime. A brief review proceeds each Chapterwhich then is visually supp-orted by wonderflul,colorful plates of Winslow works of that subject. The Chapters are Civil War, Sea PaintingsTropics, Adirondonck and Canada, and Prout's Neck,Me. He was an extraordinarypainter of various mediums,and always captured the 'atmosphere' in his workswhether it was stormy seasoff the coast of Maine, placid lakes in the mountains, clear skies in the tropics or children at play at that time. Fortunately, he was an artist who was noticed during his lifetime and rewarded with fame before his demise at age 74, having enjoyed his love of his work. I would highly recommend this hard cover version, to any art lover or student of the arts. I will plan to purchase this publication for my son, and perhaps a friend in the near future.
    Winslow Homer: Poet of the Sea
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      Manufacturer: Terra Foundation For American Art
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      Waves battering the weathered rocks on a shore, young boys sailing carefree on open waters: Winslow Homer’s raw, evocative seascapes are among the most distinctive and powerful in American art. Winslow Homer: Poet of the Sea offers here a fresh exploration of Homer and his career-long preoccupation with the relationship between humans and the waters that define their world. This exhibition catalog organizes Homer’s sea-centered works by four periods that correspond to geographic locations: Gloucester, Massachusetts and other early East Coast seascapes; Cullercoats, England; Prout’s Neck in Maine; and notations from his trips to tropical regions such as the Bahamas and fishing retreats such as the Adirondacks in New York. Distinguished European and American scholars, in a series of incisive essays, argue that Homer’s seascapes need to be reevaluated. While acknowledging that most understand his paintings as premier examples of American realism, the contributors show that they are also distinctly modern in a way that set Homer radically apart from his contemporaries. Nowhere is this more evident than in his seascapes, where abstractions and expression battle his pictorial realism. The moving emotional undertones of his seascapes emerge in the compelling full-color reproductions featured in the catalog, as his paintings simultaneously capture the unique landscape of their geographic settings, the universality of man’s relationship to the sea, and issues of pictorial representation in general. Published in conjunction with exhibitions at London’s Dulwich Picture Gallery and the Musée d’Art Américain in Giverny, Winslow Homer: Poet of the Sea offers a new view of an American master.
      Winslow Homer: The Nature of Observation
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      • Winslow Homer
      • Insightful Adjunct to the Art of Winslow Homer
      Winslow Homer: The Nature of Observation
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      With close analysis of Homer's art and of the personal challenges he faced throughout his life, Winslow Homer: The Nature of Observation is the most comprehensive study to date of the relationship between the artist's work and the psychological stages of his life. Elizabeth Johns uses theories advanced by Erik Erikson and Daniel Levinson to look at Homer's evolution as a painter and a person within the context of the continuing dynamics of his family. Her incisive and absorbing readings of the artist's work take into account the developmental stages of young, middle, and late adulthood, analyzing what Homer painted at the various turning points in his life.
      With this psychosocial approach, Johns examines the wood-engraved illustrations of Homer's early career in relationship to the values of his family; his images of the Civil War in the context of his young manhood; his paintings of the social scene and young women's place in it in connection with his own potential for marriage; his images of fisherwomen at Cullercoats and fishermen at Prout's Neck as they relate to his interior vision during middle age; and his intrigue with the sea in his late works as an identification with the larger processes of the universe. With more than seventy-five black-and-white illustrations and forty color plates of arresting images by this American master, Winslow Homer takes into account all available documentation, including the rich trove of the artist's correspondence at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, and his entire body of work--illustrations for wood engravings, watercolors, and oils.

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      5 out of 5 stars Winslow Homer.......2007-03-09

      This is one of the most instructive books on painting that I have read. I could understand the concepts so well. Now I hope I can make use of them. Beautiful!

      5 out of 5 stars Insightful Adjunct to the Art of Winslow Homer.......2005-11-26

      Considered by most art historians to be one of the more important American artists, Winslow Homer was essentially self-taught and that fact informs his prolific span of works as much from the progressive technical maturity of his paintings and drawings as from the intuitive approach to his subjects that, at time, 'over-schooling' can flatten.

      Elizabeth Johns has written an engrossing study of how Homer's life and psychological development are evident in the various stages of his work. Never cloying or intrusive in demeanor, Johns intertwines facts gleaned from correspondence and from criticism and Homer's responses to same to paint her own portrait of a man at odds with the world in some ways and in other ways as an integral observer of such phenomena as his passion for the sea.

      Johns' writing is so facile that the book could comfortably exist without illustration, but add to the power of her writing the fine reproductions of both black and white and richly colored plates of Homer's paintings and this becomes a book that will satisfy even those who have questioned Homer's importance in American art history. A fine read. Grady Harp, November 05
      Winslow Homer's Magazine Engravings (Icon editions)
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        Winslow Homer's Magazine Engravings (Icon editions)
        Philip Beam
        Manufacturer: Harpercollins
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Hardcover

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        Winslow Homer and the Sea
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        • I could feel his love of the sea.
        Winslow Homer and the Sea
        Carl Little
        Manufacturer: Pomegranate Communications
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        Binding: Paperback

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        ASIN: 0876544790

        Book Description

        Winslow Homer (1836-1910) devoted much of his life to a study of the ocean and the people whose lives were intertwined with it. This book is the first to focus on the full range of Homer's coastal subjects, with thirty-six reproductions of his most powerful works. Carl Little's essay discusses Homer's development as a painter; quotations from writers such as Homer scholar Philip C. Beam and poet Gerard Manley Hopkins add a further dimension to the thorough and enlightening text. Third printing.

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        5 out of 5 stars I could feel his love of the sea........2007-03-09

        What a beautiful story of one of my favorite painters. I learned so much about how to look in depth.

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