{"product_id":"tales-from-the-easel-american-narrative-paintings-from-southeastern-museums-circa-1800-1950-paperback","title":"Tales from the Easel: American Narrative Paintings from Southeastern Museums, Circa 1800-1950 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles C. Eldredge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCharles Butler\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eReed Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTales from the Easel\u003c\/i\u003e features seventy full-color reproductions that convey the expressive, allusive powers of narrative painting. Though they range widely in subject and setting, all of the paintings gathered here are rendered in a representational, or realistic, style. Carrying moral, social, or patriotic messages, the paintings are meant to teach, enlighten, or inspire. Then again, the paintings can also tweak the very conventions that define them, with results that range from the delightfully idiosyncratic to the visionary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThomas Hart Benton, Winslow Homer, Andrew Wyeth, and Jacob Lawrence are just some of the household names whose work appears in \u003ci\u003eTales from the Easel\u003c\/i\u003e. Others, like Elihu Vedder and Lilly Martin Spencer, are less well known, but still vital to the development of narrative painting. While some of the artists, including George Caleb Bingham and Paul Cadmus, were classically trained, self-taught painters such as Carlos \"Shiney\" Moon and Thomas Waterman Wood are also represented. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmerican rivers, cities, and battlefields are among the native surroundings shown in many of the paintings. However, artists also looked elsewhere for settings--to Europe, the Holy Land, or even some imagined realm. Charles C. Eldredge's essay discusses the rich and varied sources of American narrative painting--from literature and history to childhood and domestic life--and an essay by William Underwood Eiland provides a discussion of the southern tale-telling tradition. Artist biographies by Reed Anderson and Stephanie J. Fox appear opposite the paintings, adding further context. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTales from the Easel\u003c\/i\u003e, a companion volume to the national touring exhibit of the same name is a stunning reminder of a tradition in American painting that has endured across two centuries and numerous art movements.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles C. Eldredge is Hall Distinguished Professor of American Art and Culture at the University of Kansas. He is a former director of the National Museum of Art, Smithsonian Institution. Eldredge's books include \"Georgia O'Keeffe\" and \"Art in New Mexico, 1900-1945.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 11.2 x 8.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 12, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757854425376,"sku":"9780820325699","price":71.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ddfd3d451b757777975cca9562e2594c.webp?v=1780113216","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tales-from-the-easel-american-narrative-paintings-from-southeastern-museums-circa-1800-1950-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}