William Glackens / edited by Avis Berman ; contributions by Avis Berman, Elizabeth Thompson Colleary, Heather Campbell Coyle, Judith Dolkart, Alicia G. Longwell, Martha Lucy, Patricia Mears, Carol Troyen and Emily C. Wood.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-282) and index. "This publication accompanies the exhibition, William Glackens. The exhibition is co-organized by Nova Southeastern University's Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale; the Barnes Foundation; and the Parrish Art Museum. Exhibition itinerary: The Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale: February 23 - June 1, 2014; Parrish Art Museum, Walter Mill, NY: July 20 - October 13, 2014; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia: November 8, 2014 - February 2, 2015"--Title page verso.
Contents:
Revelations in pure painting: William Glackens's still lifes / Elizabeth Thompson Colleary. Philadelphia landscape: William Glacken's early years / Avis Berman -- The character and rhythm of modern life: Glackens as an illustrator / Heather Campbell Coyle -- Urban arcadia: Glackens and the metropolis / Avis Berman -- From the stage to the parlor: Glacken's images of women / Carol Troyen -- William Glackens: "intensely sincere and intensely brave" / Judith Dolkart -- Scenes at the shore: Glackens's summers by the sea / Alicia G. Longwell -- The ladies' paradise: Glackens, costume and fashion / Patricia Mears -- Glackens, French art and the language of modernism / Martha Lucy -- Revelations in pure painting: William Glackens's still lifes / Elizabeth Thompson Colleary.
Summary:
"A monumental new monograph accompanying the first major retrospective in fifty years of the work of William Glackens, an important American realist painter. This richly illustrated volume provides a comprehensive introduction to William Glackens (1870-1938), one of the liveliest and most influential American painters of the early twentieth century. A founder of the Ashcan School, along with painters such as Robert Henri and John Sloan, Glackens was crucial to the introduction of modern art in the United States through his collaboration with Albert C. Barnes and his championing of landmark exhibitions of American and European avant-garde art. The finest examples of his works over a fifty-year career, including paintings previously unknown to the general public, are reproduced here -- from intimate nudes, portraits, and figure studies to vivid still lifes, vibrant street scenes, and landscapes, in which he captured people and their surroundings with matchless spontaneity and spirit. The book features essays by important scholars examining the artist's relationship with French painting, his social observation and interest in costume, his depiction of women, and his role as a tastemaker"--Amazon.com, viewed March 4, 2014.
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