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100 1 _aMyers, Kenneth,
_d1955-
_eauthor.
_9365300
245 1 0 _aFrederic Church :
_ba painter's pilgrimage /
_cKenneth John Myers [and three others]
264 1 _aDetroit :
_bDetroit Institute of Arts,
_c[2017]
264 4 _c©2017
300 _a228 pages :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c27 x 29 cm
336 _atext
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336 _astill image
_bsti
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337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
500 _aChurch as Traveler. To the Holy Land and Back: 'The Land of Sacred Romance' / Gerald leaves Carr-Jerusalem. Evangel in Paint: Frederic Church and Christianity / Kenneth J. Myers-The Expedition to Petra. Frederic Church and Classicism / Gerald L. Carr-The Parthenon. 'The Finest Edifice on the Finest Site in the World': Church's Parthenon / Kevin J. Avery-Idealized Landscapes. Olana: A Home, Persian in Style, 'for the enjoyment of fine architecture' / Mercedes Volait.
520 8 _aA beautiful overview of fascinating paintings of the classical world and the Holy Land by a beloved American artist Frederic Church (1826-1900), one of the leading painters of 19th-century America and the Hudson River School, also journeyed around the globe to find fresh inspiration for his highly detailed compositions. Among Church's lesser-known masterpieces are his paintings of the Middle East, Italy, and Greece, produced in the late 1860s through late 1870s, which explore themes of human history and achievement. Taking a closer look at this geographical and thematic shift in Church's practice, this handsome book brings together the artist's major paintings of Athens, Rome, Jerusalem, and the surrounding region. The essays concentrate on a set of six major paintings of architectural and archaeological marvels; one essay also spotlights Olana, Church's home in New York State, which reflects the influence of Middle Eastern design. This impressive volume stands apart in its new approach to the artist's work and its quest to determine why and how this quintessentially American figure was drawn to scenery and themes from the other side of the globe.
505 0 _aTo the Holy Land and Back : "The Land of Sacred Romance" / Gerald L. Carr -- Frederic Church and Christianity : "Evangel in Art" / Kenneth John Myers -- Frederic Church and Classicism : "A Finer Perception of the Beautiful" / Gerald L. Carr -- Church's Parthenon : "The Finest Edifice on the Finest Site in the World" / Kevin J. Avery -- Olana : A Persian-Style Home : "For the Enjoyment of Fine Architecture" / Mercedes Volait.
600 1 0 _aChurch, Frederic Edwin,
_d1826-1900
_vExhibitions.
_9365301
651 0 _aMiddle East
_vIn art
_vExhibitions.
_9365302
651 0 _aAthens (Greece)
_vIn art
_vExhibitions.
_9365303
651 0 _aRome (Italy)
_vIn art
_vExhibitions.
_9365304
655 7 _aExhibition catalogs.
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710 2 _aDetroit Institute of Arts,
_eorganizer,
_ehost institution.
_926811
710 2 _aReynolda House Museum of American Art,
_ehost institution.
_9365305
710 2 _aWadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art,
_ehost institution.
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