A Century Of American Printmaking: 1880-1980
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (676 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0299096807 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 348 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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As an artist he was known especially for his murals and mosaics, and he was the driving force in founding the Elvehjem Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. He is the author of The Craft of Old-Master Drawings, also published by the University of Wisconsin Press.. James Watrous (1908–1999) was the Oskar Hagen Professor of Art History at the Unive
About the AuthorJames Watrous (1908–1999) was the Oskar Hagen Professor of Art History at the University of Wisconsin —Madison. He is the author of The Craft of Old-Master Drawings, also published by the University of Wisconsin Press.. As an artist he was known especially for his murals and mosaics, and he was the driving force in founding the Elvehjem Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin—Madison
collectors, critics, printers, workshops, and exhibitions that played crucial supporting roles. In this sumptously illustrated history, James Watrous captures the vast panorama of American printmaking in the past century. As he traces the roots and evolution of the art, the story becomes one of prints, people and events – from the printmakers, their artistic conceptions, and works, to the curators, dealers. The result, both a compelling cultural history and a seminal survey of a major American art form.
Excellent Art History A distinguished organizer of artistically fruitful enterprises at The University of Wisconsin, as well as an artist in his own right, James Watrous has written a history of modern printmaking (1880-1980) which belongs in any library devoted to American art as well as in the hands of anyone concerned with the buying, selling or enjoyment of prints made in the United States. This is not a book intended as a guide on how to make prints nor one devoted to the details of making prints; the author settles for giving the l. Five Stars Dwayne Kraatz Great book on printmaking