American encounters: the simple pleasures of still life ; [in conjunction with the exhibition 'New Frontier IV. Fastes et fragments. Aux origines de la nature morte américaine' at the Musée de Louvre from February 5 to April 28, 2015, and 'American Encounters: The simple pleasures of still life' at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art from May 16 to September 9, 2015, and the High Museum of Art from September 26, 2015, to January 31, 2016]

Still life celebrates the commonplace. But in these simple objects we invest meaning - meaning that can be culturally specific but also universal. From the seventeenth century onward in Europe, a shared visual language developed around the practice of still life painting. In early nineteenth century...

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Other Authors: Mayer, Stephanie 19xx- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Atlanta High Museum of Art 2015
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Summary:Still life celebrates the commonplace. But in these simple objects we invest meaning - meaning that can be culturally specific but also universal. From the seventeenth century onward in Europe, a shared visual language developed around the practice of still life painting. In early nineteenth century America, artists adapted established formats to suit new circumstances. Drawing examples from three American and one French museum, this catalogue traces the development of American still life painting and its European precedents. 'American enounters' is the final installment of the series, a collaborative project between Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Musée du Louvre, the High Museum of Art, and the Terra Foundation for American Art investigating four key genres in nineteenth century American art: landscape, genre, portraiture, and still life
Item Description:A collaborative project between Crystal Bridges Museum of America, Musée du Louvre, the High Museum of Art, and the Terra Foundation for American Art. - Includes bibliographical references
Foreword 8<br>American Encounters : The Simple Pleasures of Still Life / by Stephanie Mayer 11 Heydt<br> Object Texts 32
Physical Description:63 S. zahlr. Ill. 22 cm
ISBN:9780692291382

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