American Encounters: Genre Painting and Everyday Life
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Genre painting flourished in the U.S. during the mid-19th century. These narrative scenes depicting the everyday activities of stock or typed characters captivated American audiences. Delineating distinctly American characters, often through the exploration of racial, regional, or class differences, genre painting, like landscape, was often called upon as a vehicle for expression of cultural nationalism.
Two paintings from the Louvre represent...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0295992697
ISBN13:9780295992693
Release Date:February 2013
Publisher:University of Washington Press
Length:64 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.0" x 9.0"
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