
Structure and Form
The Art of B. L. Hyde
David F. Martin(Author)
Cascadia Art Museum (Publisher)
Published on 22. October 2024
Book
Hardback
168 pages
978-0-9989112-6-7 (ISBN)
Description
A major rediscovery in the history of Northwest art Beulah Loomis Hyde (1886-1983) was an important cultural figure in Tacoma, Washington, as both a contemporary painter and a patron of the arts. Growing up in the rugged Northwest environment, Hyde was an athletic individualist who defied the societal restrictions of her time. She signed her paintings with initials to conceal her gender from possible limitations or exclusionary practices.
Her early painting career was interrupted by the raising of three sons. After her sons matured, she returned to painting and expanded on her interest in modernism. In the 1930s, she began a series of paintings that utilized industrial and architectural subjects as her main themes. She developed a highly personal and sophisticated style that incorporated elements of precisionism, surrealism, and geometric abstraction.
Although Hyde was considered one of the more accomplished and progressive regional artists in the early to mid-twentieth century, her work has remained primarily in the collections of her descendants, unavailable to the general public. With the resurgence of interest in and scholarship on the accomplishments of American women artists, this book and the corresponding exhibition introduce and reexamine a major talent whose work transcends the boundaries of gender and regionalism.
Her early painting career was interrupted by the raising of three sons. After her sons matured, she returned to painting and expanded on her interest in modernism. In the 1930s, she began a series of paintings that utilized industrial and architectural subjects as her main themes. She developed a highly personal and sophisticated style that incorporated elements of precisionism, surrealism, and geometric abstraction.
Although Hyde was considered one of the more accomplished and progressive regional artists in the early to mid-twentieth century, her work has remained primarily in the collections of her descendants, unavailable to the general public. With the resurgence of interest in and scholarship on the accomplishments of American women artists, this book and the corresponding exhibition introduce and reexamine a major talent whose work transcends the boundaries of gender and regionalism.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Seattle
United States
Publishing group
University of Washington Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
80 Illustrations, color; 80 Illustrations, color; 80 Illustrations, color; 80 Illustrations, color; 80 Illustrations, color; 80 Illustrations, color; 80 Illustrations, color; 80 Illustrations, color; 80 Illustrations, color; 80 Illustrations, color; 80 Illustrations, color; 80 Illustrations, color; 80 Illustrations, color; 80 Illustrations, color; 80 Illustrations, color; 80 Illustrations, color; 80 Illustrations, color; 20 Illustrations, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 300 mm
Width: 234 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
1157 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9989112-6-7 (9780998911267)
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Person
David F. Martin is an internationally recognized art historian and curator who has brought attention to neglected artists of the Pacific Northwest. For over thirty years he has focused on women, Asian American, and LGBT artists active in the mediums of painting, printmaking, sculpture, and photography.