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Nocturne : night in American art, 1890-1917

Valance, Hâelلene, author, Todd, Jane Marie, 1957- translator

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\"The turn of the twentieth century witnessed a surge in the creation and popularity of nocturnes and night landscapes in American art. In this original and thought-provoking book, Hâelلene Valance investigates why artists and viewers of the era were so captivated by the night. Nocturne examines works by artists such as James McNeill Whistler, Childe Hassam, Winslow Homer, Frederic Remington, Edward Steichen, and Henry Ossawa Tanner through the lens of the scientific developments and social issues that dominated the period. Valance argues that the success of the genre is connected to the resonance between the night and the many forces that affected the era, including technological advances that expanded the realm of the visible, such as electric lighting and photography; Jim Crow-era race relations; America's closing frontier and imperialism abroad; and growing anxiety about identity and social values amid rapid urbanization. This absorbing study features 150 illustrations encompassing paintings, photographs, prints, scientific illustration, advertising, and popular media to explore the predilection for night imagery as a sign of the times.\"--Book jacket

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Subject: Night in art. / Light and darkness. / Vision. / Art, American 19th century Themes, motives. / Art, American 20th century Themes, motives.
• ISBN: 9780300223996, 0300223994

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
N8233.N53 V3513 2018	1	BOOK	ARTS