In one of the most remarkable artistic pilgrimages in history, the
nineteenth century saw scores of Western artists heading to the
Middle East. Inspired by the allure of the exotic Orient, they went
in search of subjects for their paintings. Orientalist Lives looks
at what led this surprisingly diverse and idiosyncratic group of
men-and some women-to often remote and potentially dangerous
locations, from Morocco to Egypt, the Levant, and Turkey. There
they lived, worked, and traveled for weeks or months on end,
gathering material with which to create art for their clients back
in the drawing rooms of Boston, London, and Paris. Based on his
research in museums, libraries, archives, galleries, and private
collections across the world, James Parry traces these journeys of
cultural and artistic discovery. From the early pioneer David
Roberts through the heyday of leading stars such as Jean-Leon
Gerome and Frederick Arthur Bridgman, to Orientalism's post-1900
decline, he describes how these traveling artists prepared for
their expeditions, coped with working in unfamiliar and challenging
surroundings, engaged with local people, and then took home to
their studios the memories, sketches, and collections of artifacts
necessary to create the works for which their audiences clamored.
Excerpts from letters and diaries, including little-known accounts
and previously unpublished material, as well as photographs,
sketches, and other original illustrations, bring alive the
impressions, experiences, and careers of the Orientalists and shed
light on how they created what are now once again recognized as
masterpieces of art.
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