Nocturne : night in American art, 1890-1917 / Hélène Valance ; translated by Jane Marie Todd.
A beautifully illustrated look at the vogue for night landscapes amid the social, political, and technological changes of modern America The turn of the 20th century witnessed a surge in the creation and popularity of nocturnes and night landscapes in American art. In this original and thought-provo...
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| Other title: | Nuits américaines. English |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English French |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2018]
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| Summary: | A beautifully illustrated look at the vogue for night landscapes amid the social, political, and technological changes of modern America The turn of the 20th century witnessed a surge in the creation and popularity of nocturnes and night landscapes in American art. In this original and thought-provoking book, Helene Valance investigates why artists and viewers of the era were so captivated by the night. Nocturne examines works by artists such as James McNeill Whistler, Childe Hassam, Winslow Homer, Frederic Remington, Edward Steichen, and Henry Ossawa Tanner through the lens of the scientific developments and social issues that dominated the period. Valance argues that the success of the genre is connected to the resonance between the night and the many forces that affected the era, including technological advances that expanded the realm of the visible, such as electric lighting and photography; Jim Crow-era race relations; America's closing frontier and imperialism abroad; and growing anxiety about identity and social values amid rapid urbanization. This absorbing study features 150 illustrations encompassing paintings, photographs, prints, scientific illustration, advertising, and popular media to explore the predilection for night imagery as a sign of the times. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 242 pages) : color illustrations, facsimiles. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0300245947 9780300245943 9780300224146 0300224141 |
| Language: | Translated from the French. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 6, 2018) and A & AePortal (viewed October 22, 2018) |