Title & Author:

American light : the luminist movement, 1850-1875 : paintings, drawings, photographs / [edited by] John Wilmerding, with contributions by Lisa Fellows Andrus [and others].

Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Gallery of Art, ©1980.

Description:

330 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 x 28 cm

Notes:
An exhibition to be held at the National Gallery of Art, Feb. 10-June 15, 1980.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-322) and index.
Introduction / John Wilmerding -- On defining Luminism / Barbara Novak -- Design and measurement in Luminist art / Lisa Fellows Andrus -- Luminism and the American sublime / Earl A. Powell -- The Luminist movement : some reflections / John Wilmerding -- Church and Luminism : light for America's elect / David C. Huntington -- Luminism in context : a new view / Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. -- Luminst drawings / Linda S. Ferber -- "New eyes" -- Luminism and photography / Weston Naef -- White light in the wilderness : landscape & self in nature's nation / Albert Gelpi -- Bibliography / Linda L. Ayres.

Summary:

"While many people are familiar with the Hudson River "School" of art, far fewer realize that out of that movement came the American Luminist movement of the mid 19th Century. While some of the Hudson River artists were also luminists, most of their landscapes are not. The Luminists generally painted smaller landscapes than the HRS artists, they are always extremely peaceful scenes, often rather mono-tone in color, and most of all sublime. That is, the solid mountains or hills in the distance faded into the vapor of the atmosphere, which captured the light of the sun or moon, giving the picture a luminist look. This book first gives the qualifications of Luminist painting. Then, it follows many of the artists and describes their focus on capturing the light of Nature in their landscapes. Many - even most - of the greatest Luminists were highly concerned with the Spiritual and trying to show God's Hand in the world through their paintings."--Amazon

ISBN:

0064389405
9780064389402

Subject:

National Gallery of Art (U.S.) Exhibitions 1980.
Luminism (Art) Exhibitions.
Art, American 19th century Exhibitions.
Landscapes in art Exhibitions.
Hudson River school of landscape painting Exhibitions.
Photography, Artistic Exhibitions.
Luminisme Expositions.
Art américain 19e siècle Expositions.
Paysages dans l'art Expositions.
Hudson River School Expositions.
Photographie artistique Expositions.
Art, American
Hudson River school of landscape painting
Landscapes in art
Luminism (Art)
Photography, Artistic
Arte Stati Uniti d'America 1850-1875 Esposizioni 1980.

Form/genre:

exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Wilmerding, John, editor.
Andrus, Lisa Fellows, contributor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 46708
Call No.: 2772 EXHWASHINGTON; ID:89-B5997
Status: Available