The Visual Arts in Washington, D.C.
A History Since 1900
Published on 17. May 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
318 pages
978-1-4766-8702-5 (ISBN)
Description
The first comprehensive book about the Washington, D.C., art world, this study features humorous and unique stories about the artists and art districts of one of the U.S.'s most visited cities. The city's many firsts include are the first modern art museum, the first African-American gallery, and the first art fair. Important in the feminist art movement, it hosted the opening of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
Chapters are arranged by decade beginning with 1900, and highlight trends in portraits and landscapes, galleries and museums, nonprofits, cooperatives, art fairs, family stories and the Artomatic experience.
Chapters are arranged by decade beginning with 1900, and highlight trends in portraits and landscapes, galleries and museums, nonprofits, cooperatives, art fairs, family stories and the Artomatic experience.
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"You've done a marvelous job!...[I] can't figure out how you did such intensive research. You're like a homicide detective no stone unturned."-Clark Fox, active in the D.C. art scene for over 60 yearsMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
61 photos (19 in color), notes, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
567 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-8702-5 (9781476687025)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Brett L. Abrams has written five books about sports, popular culture, and the Washington, D.C., region. He works as an electronic records archivist for the federal government in the nation's capital.
Content
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction: Washington's Innovative Visual Arts Community
1.?The 1900s: The Society of Washington Artists' Portraits, Landscapes, and Still Lifes
2.?The 1910s: Art as a Family Business
3.?The 1920s: The Corcoran's -Successful-to-Failed Expansion
4.?The 1920s Again: The Phillips, Continuity of Art
5.?The 1930s: Little Galleries and Intimate Bookstores
6.?The 1940s: The ---Cross-Pollinators, Franz Bader and ---Barnett-Aden
7.?The 1950s: The Workshop Center of the Arts
Between pages 106 and 107 are 12 color plates containing 19 photographs
8.?The 1960s: "The P Street Strip"
9.?The 1970s: The Cooperatives and Entertainment Places in D.C.
10.?The 1980s: The Seventh Street Promise
11.?The 1990s: Two Gallery Clusters and Several Regional Nonprofits
12.?The 2000s: -Art-O-Matic and Democratic Art
13.?The 2010s: The Triumph of the Art Fairs
14.?The 2020s: Federal City Art
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
Preface
Introduction: Washington's Innovative Visual Arts Community
1.?The 1900s: The Society of Washington Artists' Portraits, Landscapes, and Still Lifes
2.?The 1910s: Art as a Family Business
3.?The 1920s: The Corcoran's -Successful-to-Failed Expansion
4.?The 1920s Again: The Phillips, Continuity of Art
5.?The 1930s: Little Galleries and Intimate Bookstores
6.?The 1940s: The ---Cross-Pollinators, Franz Bader and ---Barnett-Aden
7.?The 1950s: The Workshop Center of the Arts
Between pages 106 and 107 are 12 color plates containing 19 photographs
8.?The 1960s: "The P Street Strip"
9.?The 1970s: The Cooperatives and Entertainment Places in D.C.
10.?The 1980s: The Seventh Street Promise
11.?The 1990s: Two Gallery Clusters and Several Regional Nonprofits
12.?The 2000s: -Art-O-Matic and Democratic Art
13.?The 2010s: The Triumph of the Art Fairs
14.?The 2020s: Federal City Art
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index