Author: GAEHTGENS, THOMAS W. (ED.) ICKSTADT, HEINZ (EDS.)
Title: American Icons : Transatlantic Perspectives on Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century American art / edited by Thomas W. Gaehtgens and Heinz Ickstadt
Description: Santa Monica. Calif. : Getty Center For The History Of Art And Humanities : [Chicago : Distributed By The University Of Chicago Press] 1992. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 360 pages; Description: 360 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Painting. American - 18th century -19th century. Nationalism and art --United States. Series: Issues & debates. Summary: American painters and graphic artists of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries sought inspiration for their work in the uniquely American experience of history and nature. The result was a transformation of the conventional Old World visual language into an indigenous and populist New World syntax. The twelve essays in this volume explore the development of a frontier mythology. a democratic style depicting common people and objects. and an American artistic consciousness and identity. Conceived and written from the perspectives of both cultural and art historians. American Icons initiates an interdisciplinary discussion on the complex relationships between American and European art. Contributors are Herbert Beck. Werner Busch. Martin Christadler. Nicolai Cikovsky. Jr.Francoise Forster-Hahn. Ursula Frohne. Barbara Gaehtgens. Thomas W. Gaehtgens. Barbara Groseclose. Olaf Hansen. William Hauptman. Heinz Ickstadt. Barbara Novak. and Kathleen Pyne.ISBN: 0892362464. Weight in Kg appr.:

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