Arthur Dove : a reassessment / Alan Pensler ; with a foreword by David Anfam.
2018
ND237.D67 P46 2018 (Mapit)
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Title
Arthur Dove : a reassessment / Alan Pensler ; with a foreword by David Anfam.
Author
Pensler, Alan, author.
ISBN
9780692762202 (hardcover)
0692762205 (hardcover)
0692762205 (hardcover)
Published
Seattle, Washington : Lucia Marquand, [2018]
Language
English
Description
239 pages : color illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 29 cm
Call Number
ND237.D67 P46 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification
709.04
Summary
Arthur Dove: a Reassessment' offers a fresh look at the art, life and literature of seminal American modernist painter Arthur Dove. It also introduces Dove's long-forgotten biographer Suzanne Mullett Smith, who worked with Alfred Stieglitz and the artist from 1943 to 1944 assembling a chronicle of Dove's art and life as well as a catalogue raisonné. By examining previously unpublished material, this volume explores the differences between Dove's public and private personas, especially the development of his art while living in Westport, Connecticut, from 1910 to 1920; his successful career as a chicken farmer; his complex relationship with his family; and the impact of his Christian background on some of his best-known works. This lavishly designed volume offers a fresh reexamination of Dove that is sure to become essential reading for scholars and fans alike.
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Book and jacket designed by Ryan Polich.
Arthur Dove: a Reassessment' offers a fresh look at the art, life and literature of seminal American modernist painter Arthur Dove. It also introduces Dove's long-forgotten biographer Suzanne Mullett Smith, who worked with Alfred Stieglitz and the artist from 1943 to 1944 assembling a chronicle of Dove's art and life as well as a catalogue raisonné. By examining previously unpublished material, this volume explores the differences between Dove's public and private personas, especially the development of his art while living in Westport, Connecticut, from 1910 to 1920; his successful career as a chicken farmer; his complex relationship with his family; and the impact of his Christian background on some of his best-known works. This lavishly designed volume offers a fresh reexamination of Dove that is sure to become essential reading for scholars and fans alike.
Arthur Dove: a Reassessment' offers a fresh look at the art, life and literature of seminal American modernist painter Arthur Dove. It also introduces Dove's long-forgotten biographer Suzanne Mullett Smith, who worked with Alfred Stieglitz and the artist from 1943 to 1944 assembling a chronicle of Dove's art and life as well as a catalogue raisonné. By examining previously unpublished material, this volume explores the differences between Dove's public and private personas, especially the development of his art while living in Westport, Connecticut, from 1910 to 1920; his successful career as a chicken farmer; his complex relationship with his family; and the impact of his Christian background on some of his best-known works. This lavishly designed volume offers a fresh reexamination of Dove that is sure to become essential reading for scholars and fans alike.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliography (pages 226-232) and index.
Added Author
Dove, Arthur Garfield, 1880-1946.
Anfam, David, writer of foreword.
Smith, Suzanne Mullett, author.
Anfam, David, writer of foreword.
Smith, Suzanne Mullett, author.
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Table of Contents
Foreword / David Anfam
Foreword / Daisy Mullett Smith
Preface
Introduction / Alan Pensler
Arthur Dove, a reassessment / Alan Pensler
Plates
Chronology
Notes
Arthur G. Dove (1880-), a study in contemporary art / Suzanne M. Mullett Smith
Selected bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments.
Foreword / Daisy Mullett Smith
Preface
Introduction / Alan Pensler
Arthur Dove, a reassessment / Alan Pensler
Plates
Chronology
Notes
Arthur G. Dove (1880-), a study in contemporary art / Suzanne M. Mullett Smith
Selected bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments.