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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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- 1 online resource (128 pages)
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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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- 9781611177176
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- 1 online resource (224 pages)
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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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- 1 online resource (88 pages)
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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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- 1 online resource (400 pages)
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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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- 9781611176964
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Dreaming with AnimalsAnna Hyatt Huntington and Brookgreen Gardens
The story of the extraordinary life and art of a renowned female sculptor of realistic animal statues Dreaming with Animals is the first children's biography of celebrated sculptor and Brookgreen Gardens cofounder Anna Hyatt Huntington. Her remarkable life serves as an inspiration not only because of the greatness of her art but also because of her courage and perseverance. L. Kerr Dunn highli…
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- 9781611178210
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- 1 online resource (40 pages)
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The Coca-Cola Art of Jim Harrison
The story of how a summer job spawned a long and rewarding career as an artist Coca-Cola is a true American original and one of the world's most recognized and popular American products. In The Coca-Cola Art of Jim Harrison, the artist traces his lifelong love affair with the Coca-Cola trademark that began during his childhood in rural South Carolina. Harrison enjoyed drinking the sweet and e…
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- 9781611177275
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- 1 online resource (120 pages)
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Central to Their LivesSouthern Women Artists in the Johnson Collection
Scholarly essays on the achievements of female artists working in and inspired by the American South Looking back at her lengthy career just four years before her death, modernist painter Nell Blaine said, "Art is central to my life. Not being able to make or see art would be a major deprivation." The Virginia native's creative path began early, and, during the course of her life, she overcame…
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Selling Andrew JacksonRalph E. W. Earl and the Politics of Portraiture
A thorough examination of the portrait painter who helped shape the image and reputation of an American president Selling Andrew Jackson is the first book-length study of the American portrait painter Ralph E. W. Earl, who worked as Andrew Jackson's personal artist from 1817 until Earl's death in 1838. During this period Jackson held Earl in close council, even providing him residence at the H…
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- 9781611178678
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- 1 online resource (256 pages)
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9.5 Theses on Art and Class
9.5 Theses on Art and Class seeks to show how a clear understanding of class makes sense of what is at stake in a broad number of contemporary art's most persistent debates, from definitions of political art to the troubled status of "outsider" and street art to the question of how we maintain faith in art itself. Ben Davis currently lives and works in New York City where he is Executive Edit…
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