Author: Lansing, Amy Kurtz
Title: Historical Fictions: Edward Lamson Henry's Paintings of Past and Present
Description: New Haven, Conn, Yale University Art Gallery, 2005. Softbound. Color pictorial wraps. 47, [3] pp. 25 color plates and images, other bw illustrations and photographs. Edward Lamson Henry (1841-1919) portrayed places and events associated with early America and the Civil War. His fascination with "historical fictions" (pictorial visions of historic sites & incidents) resonated with a large public concerned, in the aftermath of the war, with defining the country and themselves through an understanding of the past. His intimate domestic scenes and larger public canvases convey the crucial role assigned to history in the effort to construct a stable national identity. Includes a significant Notes section at the rear. VG+ .
Keywords: American Artists ; Henry, Edward Lamson ; ;
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Title: Historical Fictions: Edward Lamson Henry's Paintings of Past and Present
Description: New Haven, Conn, Yale University Art Gallery, 2005. Softbound. Color pictorial wraps. 47, [3] pp. 25 color plates and images, other bw illustrations and photographs. Edward Lamson Henry (1841-1919) portrayed places and events associated with early America and the Civil War. His fascination with "historical fictions" (pictorial visions of historic sites & incidents) resonated with a large public concerned, in the aftermath of the war, with defining the country and themselves through an understanding of the past. His intimate domestic scenes and larger public canvases convey the crucial role assigned to history in the effort to construct a stable national identity. Includes a significant Notes section at the rear. VG+ .
Keywords: American Artists ; Henry, Edward Lamson ; ;
Price: US$ 12.00 Seller: Kevin Mullen, Bookseller
- Book number: 106558
- Book number: 106558
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