George de Forest Brush: The Indian Paintings - Hardcover

Anderson, Ms Nancy K.; Boyles, James C.; Dillon, Ms Diane; Junker, Ms Patricia; Lublin, Ms Mary; Roberts, Ms Jennifer; Shapiro, Emily D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1848220065 ISBN 13: 9781848220065

Publisher: Lund Humphries, 2008

Synopsis

George de Forest Brush (1854-1941) created an important series of paintings of American Indians that was much celebrated in his time but has been seen rarely since. This beautiful book, the first scholarly study of Brush's Indian paintings, features detailed discussions of individual paintings, interpretative essays exploring the historical and cultural context in which the paintings were produced, a comprehensive chronology, and lavish colour reproductions of numerous paintings not shown publicly since the nineteenth century.

About this title

About the Author:

Nancy K. Anderson is Curator of American and British Paintings at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.

Review:

'... luxurious scholarly catalogue ... offers a detailed examination of Brush's depictions of American Indians ... The text is uniformly well written, exquisitely researched and readable. It includes an excellent introduction ... a thorough chronology, extensive bibliography, 20 high-quality, full colour plates and over 150 figures, many in colour ... Highly recommended.' Choice 'As the first major catalogue devoted specifically to Brush, it is a substantial contribution to the field, providing new critical scholarship about the artist, and underscoring the importance of the Indian paintings in his oeuvre ... the greatest legacy of the project is the resurrection of these Indian Paintings, which are not only important in their social, political and historical contexts, but are, in their own right, rich and beautiful works of art.' caa.reviews 'a model example of what a cohesive, thematic exhibition catalogue can become if handled with intelligence and insight ... this catalogue is a model of scholarly intensity'. Gabriel P Weisberg

About this edition

• Publisher: Lund Humphries
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1848220065
• ISBN 13: 9781848220065
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224