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Seeing America - Painting and Sculpture from the Collection of the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (Paperback)
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Seeing America - Painting and Sculpture from the Collection of the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (Paperback)
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A stunning, full-color volume that examines 82 pieces in the
University of Rochester Memorial Art Gallery's American collection
and their connections to American history, culture, literature, and
politics. Seeing America is the first-ever catalog of the
University of Rochester Memorial Art Gallery's American collection.
Founded in 1913, the Memorial Art Gallery was created in
conjunction with the University of Rochester so that it would
function within a scholarly milieu, yet at the same time perform
service as a community museum. From its conception it has been an
ardent advocate for American art, which so many counterpart
institutions snubbed untilat least the 1930s, and more often until
well after World War II, in favor of European and Asian art. The
336-page, full-color volume examines 82 objects and their
connections to American history, culture, literature and politics.
The 73 articles present a running commentary on each piece by
knowledgeable and thoughtful contemporary scholars and artists
writing with expertise and insight, ultimately presenting a new and
deeper understanding that enhances the reader/viewer's appreciation
of the work. The tour ranges from Colonial times to the
twenty-first century, from Maine to Florida to the far West, from
mighty historical subjects to intimate byways, from august figures
and events to the humblest and most anonymous. The diversity of
American experience on display here reminds us that the best
American art is inextricably bound up with the essential truths of
American experience.
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