Revolutionaries of Realism: The Letters of John Sloan and Robert Henri (Mint First Edition)

John Sloan, Robert Henri: Edited by Bennard B. Perlman; Introduction by Mrs. John Sloan

ISBN 10: 0691044139 / ISBN 13: 9780691044132

Verlag: Princeton University Press, 1997

Beschreibung

Princeton University Press [1997]. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. NEW, in a new dust jacket. A perfect unread copy. University press, sale.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers dw36

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Revolutionaries of Realism: The Letters of John Sloan and Robert Henri (Mint First Edition)
• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1997
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0691044139
• ISBN-13: 9780691044132
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: 1st Edition
• Zustand: As New
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New

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Inhaltsangabe

In the saga of American art's coming-of-age, Robert Henri (1865-1929) and John Sloan (1871-1951) stand tall among those in the vanguard of the campaign. These two major American artists were kindred spirits who maintained a special friendship throughout their lives, from the moment they met in 1892 until Henri's death thirty-seven years later. This volume offers the first publication of the full correspondence between the two painters. These intimate letters capture the opinions, working habits, and various traumas of Henri and Sloan, thus casting a new light on their lives and art. Many of the letters are illustrated with previously unpublished examples--Henri's quickly sketched caricatures and Sloan's more carefully detailed and drawn compositions. Readers of these letters will also find passages that provide fresh perspectives on well-known paintings and published statements.

Robert Henri spearheaded the transition in American art from nineteenth-century academicism to twentieth-century self- expressionism, and John Sloan was an invaluable partner in this movement. As the leaders of the Ashcan School, Henri and Sloan proclaimed that all life was fit subject matter for the artist, and organized the landmark exhibition of The Eight--a group that included Maurice Prendergast and Arthur B. Davies--in 1908. These letters make mention of such individuals as William Glackens, George Luks, Everett Shinn, Ernest Lawson, Alexander Milne Calder, and Isadora Duncan, as well as others among the Henri-Sloan circle.

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Bennard Perlman is the retired Professor and Chair of the Department of Fine and Applied Arts at the Baltimore City Community College, and has lectured extensively on American art at such institutions as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Oxford University. He is the author of several books, including The Immortal Eight: American Painting from Eakins to the Armory Show and Robert Henri: His Life and Art.