The Artist in American Society
The Artist in American Society

Author: Neil Harris

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1966

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 0226317544

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What was the place of the artist in a new society? How would he thrive where monarchy, aristocracy, and an established church—those traditional patrons of painting, sculpture, and architecture—were repudiated so vigorously? Neil Harris examines the relationships between American cultural values and American society during the formative years of American art and explores how conceptions of the artist's social role changed during those years.

Rockbridge County Artists and Artisans
Rockbridge County Artists and Artisans

Author: Barbara Crawford

Publisher: University of Virginia Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9780813916385

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The development of many artisans in the fine arts, textiles, furniture, clocks, rifles, ironwork, and pottery is traced from 1750 through the post-Civil War years.

Augusta Browne
Augusta Browne

Author: Bonny H. Miller

Publisher: Eastman Studies in Music

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 469

ISBN-13: 1580469728

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The first comprehensive biography of any American woman musician born before the Civil War brings to life a composer whose story is both old-fashioned and strikingly modern.

Biographical Index of Artists in Canada
Biographical Index of Artists in Canada

Author: Evelyn de Rostaing McMann

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9780802027900

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This index has been compiled as a quick reference guide to biographies of 9,052 professional and amateur artists active in Canada from the seventeenth century to the present. The artists represent 42 professional categories, from animation to topography. In addition to 8,261 Canadian artists, the Index has 391 British, 300 American, and 100 European artists, all of whom spent part of their careers in Canada. Each entry provides the artist's name, date and place of birth and death (or years the artist flourished, if birth and death dates are not available), the nationality (if not Canadian), type of artist (major medium media used), and sources in which biographical information may be found. Several hundred cross-references link the various names used by some artists during the course of their careers.

The Art of Buying Art
The Art of Buying Art

Author: Alan Bamberger

Publisher: Robinson

Published: 2018-02-01

Total Pages: 395

ISBN-13: 1472140362

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'The very best book on the subject ever published' Bernard Ewell, Personal Property Journal (the trade publication of the American Society of Appraisers) The art world can appear impenetrable to the beginner. This classic book, in print since 1990, is an invaluable primer that will help anyone to penetrate the thickets of inscrutable 'insider info' and esoteric jargon. Updated for today's art market, including online buying, The Art of Buying Art is without a doubt the most accessible book on how to research, evaluate, price and buy artworks - for anyone who wants to buy art. No previous knowledgeof art or the art business is necessary. Topics include: · how to research and evaluate art prices like the professionals · how to build a quality collection · how to spot fakes and forgeries · how to buy art at auctions and directly from artists · how to negotiate prices · how to tell the difference between an original and a reproduction Bamberger provides the information needed to transform anyone into an informed art consumer, to protect collectors from bad buys and to help them locate the best art at the correct prices.