David Rosand

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The Invention of Painting in AmericaHardcover, 10 November 2004

The Invention of Painting in America
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Part of Series
Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures
Part of Series
University Seminars/Leonard Hastings Schoff Memorial Lecture
Print Length
246 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Date Published
10 Nov 2004
ISBN-10
0231132964
ISBN-13
9780231132961

Description

Struggling to create an identity distinct from the European tradition but lacking an established system of support, early painting in America received little cultural acceptance in its own country or abroad. Yet despite the initial indifference with which it was first met, American art flourished against the odds and founded the aesthetic consciousness that we equate with American art today.

In this exhilarating study David Rosand shows how early American painters transformed themselves from provincial followers of the established traditions of Europe into some of the most innovative and influential artists in the world. Moving beyond simple descriptions of what distinguishes American art from other movements and forms, The Invention of Painting in America explores not only the status of artists and their personal relationship to their work but also the larger dialogue between the artist and society. Rosand looks to the intensely studied portraits of America's early painters--especially Copley and Eakins and the landscapes of Homer and Inness, among others--each of whom grappled with conflicting cultural attitudes and different expressive styles in order to reinvent the art of painting. He discusses the work of Davis, Gorky, de Kooning, Pollock, Rothko, and Motherwell and the subjects and themes that engaged them. While our current understanding of America's place in art is largely based on the astonishing success of a handful of mid-twentieth-century painters, Rosand unearths the historical and artistic conditions that both shaped and inspired the phenomenon of Abstract Expressionism.

Product Details

Author:
David Rosand
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
10 November 2004
Dimensions:
18.64 x 14.63 x 2.36 cm
ISBN-10:
0231132964
ISBN-13:
9780231132961
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
246
Weight:
353.8 gm

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