
Call of the Coast
Art Colonies of New England
Yale University Press
Published on 2. June 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-300-15162-6 (ISBN)
Description
The early twentieth century brought renewed focus upon the image of the coast and witnessed the formation of art colonies in Old Lyme, Connecticut, and Ogunquit and Monhegan, Maine. These creative communities became an inspiration for artists and art students, among them Edward Hopper, Childe Hassam, Robert Henri, Rockwell Kent, and George Bellows. Visually stunning, Call of the Coast: Art Colonies of New England explores the importance of place for artists in these colonies, and the development of impressionist Connecticut and modernist Maine within the visual traditions of the coast of New England.
Featuring approximately 80 works, Call of the Coast illustrates each major painting with extensive interpretative text and includes documentary photography to provide historical context for the artworks.
Distributed for the Portland Museum of Art
Exhibition Schedule:
Portland Museum of Art, Maine (June 25 - October 12, 2009)
Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT (10/24/2009 - 1/31/2010)
Featuring approximately 80 works, Call of the Coast illustrates each major painting with extensive interpretative text and includes documentary photography to provide historical context for the artworks.
Distributed for the Portland Museum of Art
Exhibition Schedule:
Portland Museum of Art, Maine (June 25 - October 12, 2009)
Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT (10/24/2009 - 1/31/2010)
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
63 color illus.
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 238 mm
Weight
703 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-15162-6 (9780300151626)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Thomas Andrew Denenberg is the acting director and William E. and Helen E. Thon Curator of American Art at the Portland Museum of Art. Amy Kurtz Lansing is the curator at the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Connecticut.