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1) Stuart Davis
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In a way that was unusual for an artist of his time, Stuart Davis (1892-1964) took his inspiration not only from modern European painting but also from American popular culture. Davis, like other American artists in the early decades of the century, was deeply affected by his encounter with the remarkable accomplishments of the European avant-garde, which were revealed to the Americans at the landmark Armory Show of 1913 in New York. Drawn first to...
3) Alice Neel
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Neel paints portraits, wonderful still lifes, and stark interiors. Her steadfast goal: to paint people honestly, as she saw them. Includes early Depression and WPA paintings interspersed with flamboyant nudes and portraits of her friends and lovers, delicate flowers and prominent figures.
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One of the most important painters of the 19th century, Eastman Johnson (1824-1906) produced a number of canvases that now stand as icons of American art. Works like his Negro Life at the South (1859), Fiddling His Way (1866). Not at Home (ca. 1873), and The Cranberry Harvest, Island of Nantucket (1880) are remarkable both for their artistic originality and for what they suggest about American culture of the period.This comprehensive volume accompanies...