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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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Valance, Hélène (Author)
Other Authors: Todd, Jane Marie, 1957- (Translator)
Other title:Nuits américaines. English
Format: eBook
Language:English
French
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2018]
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I Antivisions. The Redefinition of Vision by Science and Technology
  • 1. A Paradoxical Aesthetics
  • 2. The Image in Crisis Vision Questioned by Science and Technology
  • 3. The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
  • 4. Visions of the Mind and Spirit
  • Part II. Heart of Darkness The Nocturne as Metaphor for Racial Difference
  • 5. Inverted Light The Nocturne in the Age of Imperialism
  • 6. Vanishing Indians Nostalgic Reminiscence and Haunting Presence
  • 7. A Blueblood Landscape The Nocturne as White Art in Jim Crow America
  • Part III. Landscape Reconfigured Urban Nocturnes
  • 8. Contrast, Confrontation, and Spectacle The Alterity of Urban Nights
  • 9. Shadow Presences The Figure in the Urban Landscape
  • 10. The Urban Nocturne and the Redefinition of the American Landscape
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Illustration Credits.