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The Art of ConversionChristian Visual Culture in the Kingdom of Kongo
Between the sixteenth and the nineteenth centuries, the west central African kingdom of Kongo practiced Christianity and actively participated in the Atlantic world as an independent, cosmopolitan realm. Drawing on an expansive and largely unpublished set of objects, images, and documents, Cécile Fromont examines the advent of Kongo Christian visual culture and traces its development acros…
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Livio Orazio ValentiniAn Artist's Spiritual Odyssey
An illustrated biography celebrating the life and legacy of a renowned Italian artist In this illustrated biography of the late Italian artist, Livio Orazio Valentini: An Artist's Spiritual Odyssey, Robert E. Alexander and John A. Elliott celebrate the life and legacy of the renowned painter and sculptor while acknowledging his special relationship with the people of Aiken, South Carolina. Bo…
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- 9781611178999
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Down Bohicket RoadAn Artist's Journey. Paintings and Sketches by Mary Whyte, …
A collection of poignant recollections celebrating the lives, friendships, and faith of Gullah women from Johns Island Artist Mary Whyte's Down Bohicket Road includes two decades worth of watercolors—depicting a select group of Gullah women of Johns Island, South Carolina, and their stories. In 1991, following Whyte's recovery from a year of treatment for cancer, she and her husband moved to…
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- 9781611171853
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Working SouthPaintings and Sketches by Mary Whyte
Dynamic artistry celebrating the diverse lives and labors of hardscrabble Southerners In Working South, renowned watercolorist Mary Whyte captures in exquisite detail the essence of vanishing blue-collar professions from across ten states in the American South with sensitivity and reverence for her subjects. From the textile mill worker and tobacco farmer to the sponge diver and elevator opera…
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- 9781611172010
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Scenic ImpressionsSouthern Interpretations from the Johnson Collection
Evocative works in Tonalism, Impressionism, and Naturalism that offer relief from the urban world The radical changes wrought by the rise of the salon system in nineteenth-century Europe provoked an interesting response from painters in the American South. Painterly trends emanating from Barbizon and Giverny emphasized the subtle textures of nature through warm color and broken brush stroke. A…
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Focus on PlaywrightsPortraits and Interviews
A photographer's intimate view of writers' personal and creative journeys In 1989 Susan Johann was hired to photograph Christopher Durang for a magazine article about his play Naomi in Her Living Room. The playwright was known for his outrageous comedy, so Johann anticipated a session with a rather wild, young eccentric. To her surprise, the man who came to her studio was mild mannered and but…
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- 9781611177169
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The Palmetto and Its South Carolina Home
A celebration of paintings and images exploring the beauty and strength of South Carolina's state tree With its fanlike evergreen fronds, soft trunk, and strong root system, the palmetto is a wind-adapted palm that can bend with strong sea breezes without breaking or being uprooted. Emblematic of survival against opposition, the palmetto tree has captured the imaginations of South Carolinians …
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- 9781611171952
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From New York to NeboThe Artistic Journey of Eugene Thomason
"Art lovers will enjoy reading about and admiring the paintings of this talented regional southern artist." — Lowcountry Companion A product of the industrialized New South, Eugene Healan Thomason (1895–1972) made the obligatory pilgrimage to New York to advance his art education and launch his career. Like so many other aspiring American artists, he understood that the city offered unparal…
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- 9781611175110
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Visual Art and the Urban Evolution of the New South
A lavishly illustrated study of the influence of artists on the development of six New South cities Visual Art and the Urban Evolution of the New South recounts the enormous influence of artists in the evolution of six southern cities—Atlanta, Charleston, New Orleans, Louisville, Austin, and Miami—from 1865 to 1950. In the decades following the Civil War, painters, sculptors, photographers…
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- 9781611174335
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Painting the Southern CoastThe Art of West Fraser
The beauty and spirit of coastal landscapes and waterways captured and celebrated in art Painting the Southern Coast: The Art of West Fraser is a stunning collection of the works of West Fraser, one of the nation's most respected painters of representational art. A mastery of his medium and the scope of work ensure his place in southern art history. A true son of the lowcountry, Fraser has ded…
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