Frederic Church
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A Painter's Pilgrimage
Kenneth John Myers, Kevin J. Avery, Gerald L. Carr, and Mercedes Volait
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A beautiful overview of fascinating paintings of the classical world and the Holy Land by a beloved American artist
Frederic Church (1826–1900), one of the leading painters of 19th-century America and the Hudson River School, also journeyed around the globe to find fresh inspiration for his highly detailed compositions. Among Church’s lesser-known masterpieces are his paintings of the Middle East, Italy, and Greece, produced in the late 1860s through late 1870s, which explore themes of human history and achievement.
Taking a closer look at this geographical and thematic shift in Church’s practice, this handsome book brings together the artist’s major paintings of Athens, Rome, Jerusalem, and the surrounding region. The essays concentrate on a set of six major paintings of architectural and archaeological marvels; one essay also spotlights Olana, Church’s home in New York State, which reflects the influence of Middle Eastern design. This impressive volume stands apart in its new approach to the artist’s work and its quest to determine why and how this quintessentially American figure was drawn to scenery and themes from the other side of the globe.
Frederic Church (1826–1900), one of the leading painters of 19th-century America and the Hudson River School, also journeyed around the globe to find fresh inspiration for his highly detailed compositions. Among Church’s lesser-known masterpieces are his paintings of the Middle East, Italy, and Greece, produced in the late 1860s through late 1870s, which explore themes of human history and achievement.
Taking a closer look at this geographical and thematic shift in Church’s practice, this handsome book brings together the artist’s major paintings of Athens, Rome, Jerusalem, and the surrounding region. The essays concentrate on a set of six major paintings of architectural and archaeological marvels; one essay also spotlights Olana, Church’s home in New York State, which reflects the influence of Middle Eastern design. This impressive volume stands apart in its new approach to the artist’s work and its quest to determine why and how this quintessentially American figure was drawn to scenery and themes from the other side of the globe.
Distributed for the Detroit Institute of Arts
Exhibition Schedule:
Detroit Institute of Arts
(10/22/17–01/15/18)
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC
(02/08/18–05/13/18)
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT
(06/03/18–08/26/18)
Kenneth J. Myers is curator of American art at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Kevin J. Avery is senior research scholar at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Gerald L. Carr is an independent scholar. Mercedes Volait is a senior researcher at CNRS and director of the research center InVisu at Institut national d’histoire de l’art.
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Detroit Institute of Arts
(10/22/17–01/15/18)
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC
(02/08/18–05/13/18)
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT
(06/03/18–08/26/18)
ISBN: 9780300218435
Publication Date: October 24, 2017
Publishing Partner: Distributed for the Detroit Institute of Arts
Publication Date: October 24, 2017
Publishing Partner: Distributed for the Detroit Institute of Arts
224 pages, 11 x 10
125 color + 10 b/w illus.
125 color + 10 b/w illus.
