Measure and Design in American Painting, 1760-1860
| Author | : Lisa Fellows Andrus |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 434 |
| Release | : 2018-12-07 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780429772719 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0429772718 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (718 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Measure and Design in American Painting, 1760-1860 by : Lisa Fellows Andrus
Download or read book Measure and Design in American Painting, 1760-1860 written by Lisa Fellows Andrus and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1977. The purpose of this study is to locate the sources for the American style of painting characterised by measure and design – the representation of the specific and familiar according to principles of pictorial order. The reader shall see that there were a variety of conventions available to the artist and that his selection of one or another of them depended upon pragmatic, philosophical, and aesthetic considerations.
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