Views and visions : American landscape before 1830 / Edward J. Nygren, with Bruce Robertson ; and contributions by Amy R.W. Meyers [and others].

Main entry:

Nygren, Edward J.

Title & Author:

Views and visions : American landscape before 1830 / Edward J. Nygren, with Bruce Robertson ; and contributions by Amy R.W. Meyers [and others].

Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1986.

Description:

x, 311 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Notes:
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Conn., Sept. 21-Nov. 30, 1986 and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Jan. 17-Mar. 29, 1987.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Foreword / Michael Botwinick -- Preface and acknowledgments / Edward J. Nygren -- From view to vision / Edward J. Nygren -- Venit, vidit, depinxit : the military artist in America / Bruce Robertson -- Imposing order on the wilderness : natural history illustration and landscape portrayal / Amy R.W. Meyers -- Landscape gardening in the early national period / Therese O'Malley -- Thomas Cole's early career : 1818-1829 / Ellwood C. Parry III -- The picturesque traveler in America / Bruce Robertson -- Smiling scenes / John R. Stilgoe -- Catalogue of the exhibition.
Text by Edward J. Nygren, etc.

ISBN:

0886750229 (pbk.)
9780886750220 (pbk.)

Subject:

Nygren, Edward J.
Art, American 18th century Exhibitions.
Art, American 19th century Exhibitions.
Landscapes in art Exhibitions.
Art, British Exhibitions.
Landscape gardening United States History 18th century Exhibitions.
Landscape gardening United States History 19th century Exhibitions.
Art, American Exhibitions.
Landscape painting, American 18th century Exhibitions.
Landscape painting, American 19th century Exhibitions.
Art américain Expositions.
Paysages dans l'art Expositions.
Art américain 18e siècle Expositions.
Art américain 19e siècle Expositions.
Peinture de paysages américaine 18e siècle Expositions.
Peinture de paysages américaine 19e siècle Expositions.
Art britannique Expositions.
Landscape painting, American
Art, American
Art, British
Landscape gardening
Landscapes in art
United States

Form/genre:

exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs
History
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Wadsworth Atheneum.
Corcoran Gallery of Art.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 29207
Call No.: ID:88-B14876
Status: Available

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