This is the story of an almost completely forgotten summer art
school that flourished first in Darby, PA, and then in Fort
Washington, PA, between 1898 and 1918. The Darby School of Art was
founded and operated by Thomas Anshutz and Hugh Breckenridge, two
artists who taught during the academic year at the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts. Anshutz and Breckenridge brought a lot of
new ideas about painting back to Philadelphia after their European
sojourns, and introduced those ideas to a public that was initially
not very responsive to Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and
semi-abstract art. But an appreciation for modern styles of
painting began to slowly grow among Philadelphia artists and
collectors, and Anshutz and Breckenridge were in the forefront of
this development. They also sympathized with what some have called
the "New Woman" movement, which backed women who wanted to pursue
careers outside of the home. In this new history, expert Mark
Sullivan argues that the Philadelphia area was a genuine hub of
avant-garde painting in the early twentieth century, even though it
has earned the reputation of lagging far behind New York City in
its openness to new styles of painting. It also discusses how the
Darby School should be recognized as an institution that got behind
the idea of women as professional artists at a time when that
concept was quite radical.
General
Imprint: |
Casemate Publishers
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Authors: |
Mark W. Sullivan
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
200 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-955041-25-6 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-955041-25-3 |
Barcode: |
9781955041256 |
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