American Adversaries by Emily Ballew Neff
American artists and innovators Benjamin West (1738-1820) and John Singleton Copley (1738-1815) changed the way history was recorded in the 18th century and became America's first global art superstars. This book focuses on two iconic works, West's The Death of General Wolfe (1770) and Copley's Watson and the Shark (1778).
“American Adversaries: West and Copley in a Translatlantic World explores the way in which two colonial painters in particular, John Singleton Copley and Benjamin West, put American art on a world stageIf this comes as a surprise to people who think American art languished in provincial isolation until the mid-twentieth century when abstract expressionism burst on the scene, the exhibition’s curator and her catalogue. . . will enlighten them.”—Magazine Antiques * Magazine Antiques *
“A page-turner masquerading as a nearly five-pound, lap-sized book, “American Adversaries” explores how the two leading American painters of the pre-Revolutionary War era chose to go to England when the colonies opted for independence and how their decisions impacted their lives and their work. As with the best books about art history, it is as much about history and how artists fit into it and contributed to it as it is about art.”—Tyler Green, Modern Art Notes -- Tyler Green * Modern Art Notes *
“A page-turner masquerading as a nearly five-pound, lap-sized book, “American Adversaries” explores how the two leading American painters of the pre-Revolutionary War era chose to go to England when the colonies opted for independence and how their decisions impacted their lives and their work. As with the best books about art history, it is as much about history and how artists fit into it and contributed to it as it is about art.”—Tyler Green, Modern Art Notes -- Tyler Green * Modern Art Notes *
Emily Ballew Neff is curator of American painting and sculpture, and Kaylin H. Weber is assistant curator of American painting and sculpture, both at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300196467 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300196466 |
| Title | American Adversaries |
| Author | Emily Ballew Neff |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2013-10-22 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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