Bibliograph

Romantic spirits, nineteenth century paintings of the South : the Johnson Collection, Estill Curtis Pennington

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Romantic spirits, nineteenth century paintings of the South : the Johnson Collection, Estill Curtis Pennington

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Romantic spirits

Nature of contents

bibliographycatalogs

Oclc number

773021034

Responsibility statement

Estill Curtis Pennington

Sub title

nineteenth century paintings of the South : the Johnson Collection

Summary

"In this study of thirty-two artists represented in the Johnson Collection, noted art historian Estill Curtis Pennington delineates the historical, social and cultural forces that profoundly influenced their aesthetic sensibilities.... Pennington examines the core concepts of the romantic movement as it unfolded in the American South: the heroic individual; an idealized chivalric code of personal honor; the sublime quality of nature; and the inevitability of change in an imperfect world. Many of the artists under consideration in this ... volume created works of art that have achieved iconic status in the annals of painting in the South, including William Dickinson Washington, William Thompson Russell Smith, Gustave Henry Mosler, Thomas Addison Richards, Joseph Rusling Meeker, Robert Walter Weir and Thomas Sully. Spanning the years 1810-1896, Romantic Spirits includes insightful illustrated biographies of the featured artists, as well as extensive bibliographic resources."--Front flap of jacket

Table Of Contents

Foreword / Kevin Grogan -- Acknowledgments / Susu Johnson -- Spirit of an era -- Works of art -- Artist biographies

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Nineteenth century paintings of the South, the Johnson CollectionNineteenth-century paintings of the South19th-century paintings of the South

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