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"Published in conjunction with the exhibition, Winslow Homer and the poetics of place, June 5 - September 6, 2010, which was organized by the Portland Museum of Art, Maine." -- p. 71.
"From 1501 to 1505, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti both lived and worked in Florence. Leonardo was a charming, handsome fifty year-old at the peak of his career. Michelangelo was a temperamental sculptor in his mid-twenties, desperate to make a name for himself. The two despise each other."--Front jacket flap.
"William S. Paley, founder of CBS, Inc., and a towering figure in the development of entertainment and communications industries, was also a committed collector and patron of modern art. This book catalogues the highly personal collection of paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings, by such artists as [Paul] Cézanne, [Paul] Gauguin, [Henri] Matisse, [Pablo] Picasso, and others, that he bequeathed to the Museum of Modern Art. ..."--Back cover.
24 full-color postcard reproductions reflect the Portland Museum's rich and varied holdings of paintings by American and European artists, among them Homer, Hopper, Wyeth, Sargent, da Vinci, Monet, Matisse and Magritte.
The city of Portland and its surroundings, including the islands of Casco Bay, have inspired a wide range of art over the past 200 years. The “city by the sea,” as Longfellow famously called it, has been a visual talisman for a host of artists, from early masters like Harrison Bird Brown and John Bradley Hudson to a remarkable roster of contemporary painters. Subjects include many of the city’s signature buildings, including the Custom House and Portland Head Light, as well as street scenes, the waterfront, harbor, back bay, and surrounding landscapes—even the Million Dollar Bridge. Paintings of Portland will feature a wide range of motifs, in all seasons and represented by an array of styles. About a quarter of the book will be devoted to historical pieces, the rest to paintings by contemporary artists.
Foreword / Mark H. Bessire -- Acknowledgments / Mark H. Bessire and Thomas A. Denenberg -- Weatherbeaten / Thomas A. Denenberg -- "The Right Place": Winslow Homer and the Development of Prouts Neck / Kenyon C. Bolton III -- The Architecture of Homer's Studio / James F. O'Gorman -- North Atlantic Drift: A Meditation on Winslow Homer and French Painting / Erica E. Hirsler -- "You Must Wait, and Wait Patiently": Winslow Homer's Prouts Neck Marines / Marc Simpson -- Plates -- Exhibition Checklist -- Bibliography -- List of Contributors -- Lender to the Exhibition -- Index -- Illustration Credits.
Four "prophets" of art whose luminous work unfolds the mysteries of domestic life
This documents the distinguished collection of European art—from the late eighteenth through the early twentieth centuries—that forms a significant part of the collections belonging to the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design. This book includes stunning canvases by Gericault, Delacroix, Degas, Manet, Monet, Cezanne, Renoir, Picasso, and Matisse. What makes the collection so noteworthy are the extraordinary works by unknown artists and the unknown works by known artists.
A moving and sophisticated investigation into the nature of vision. American artist Clifford Ross's photographic and video practices over the past thirty years reveal one of the most incisive and technically sophisticated investigations into the nature of vision in the medium's history. Clifford Ross: Sightlines showcases the range and depth of Ross's art by presenting the inexhaustible variety of visual experience he has created with just two primary subjects: mountain and sea. In our era of unprecedented environmental peril, his inventive exploration of these iconic subjects conveys a powerful creative engagement with landscapes that are both majestic and fragile.