A deep dive into the life and work of sculptor Louise Nevelson recontextualizes her art in light of social movements, travel, and her experiences in dance and theater &nbsp; Known for her monumental wooden wall pieces and outdoor sculptures, Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) was a towering figure in twentieth-century American art. A more nuanced picture of Nevelson emerges in The World Outside: Louise Nevelson at Midcentury. Discussions about Nevelson's early involvement with modern dance and subsequent immersion in avant-garde theater bring new understandings of her drawings and sculptures. A reframing of her travels to Mexico and Guatemala in the early 1950s demonstrates, for the first time, how colonial archaeology haunted her visual language for decades. &nbsp; Other little-known facets of Nevelson's life--her interest in folk art, architecture, and period furniture--open up a conversation about the artist's approach to America's past material culture. A pioneering examination of Nevelson's printmaking experiences at Tamarind Lithography Workshop reveals how the artist created alternative modes of viewing through unconventional methods and materials. The book also reconsiders Nevelson's work in the context of the environmental movement. Additionally, three contemporary artists relate Nevelson's role in their careers and lives, a local expert describes her roots and relationship to Maine, and the artist's granddaughter shares thoughts on Nevelson's spirituality. &nbsp; Distributed for the Amon Carter Museum of American Art Exhibition Schedule Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TX (August 27, 2023-January 7, 2024) Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, ME (February 6-June 9, 2024)

The World Outside: Louise Nevelson at Midcentury

Arts & Photography

Reece-Hughes, Shirley

History & Criticism

Amon Carter Museum of American Art

From the leading authority on Charles M. Russell, Dr. Rick Stewart, comes a must-have book for any Russell aficionado. Charles M. Russell, Watercolors 1887-1926 is the first complete history of Russell's watercolors and includes the only specific study of the artist's technique and materials.

Charles M. Russell Watercolors, 1887-1926 Limited Edition

Dr. Rick Stewart

From the leading authority on Charles M. Russell, Dr. Rick Stewart, comes a must-have book for any Russell aficionado. Charles M. Russell, Watercolors 1887-1926 is the first complete history of Russell's watercolors and includes the only specific study of the artist's technique and materials. Each richly made Collector's Edition features hand-assembled premium leather binding and a handmade custom box. Each volume is signed and numbered, with an edition of only 250 books.

Charles M. Russell Watercolors, 1887-1926 Collector's Edition

Alfred Jacob Miller (1810–1874) was the first artist to journey into the heart of the Rocky Mountains. He did so as the commissioned expedition artist for William Drummond Stewart (1795–1871), a Scottish nobleman and veteran of a five-year hunting tour in America. Their destination would be the annual fur traders’ rendezvous at Horse Creek, near the present-day border of Colorado and Wyoming.
Miller, Stewart, and the rest of their party departed from Independence, Missouri, in mid-May 1837. They arrived at the rendezvous two months later and, after a week among the trappers and traders, headed into the Wind River Mountains to the source of the Green River. There, they spent the waning summer hunting moose and elk before returning to St. Louis in early October. Miller executed some one hundred watercolor and pen-and-ink sketches during the expedition, and he later reworked them into finished watercolors and oils for a variety of patrons.
Over the past two decades, much valuable scholarship has emerged on how western American art has reflected American nationalist or expansionist ideologies. In Sentimental Journey: The Art of Alfred Jacob Miller, Lisa Strong takes a new approach, however, by examining how Miller tailored his western scenes to suit the specific needs and interests of local American audiences. She also crosses national boundaries to explore how Miller’s paintings helped promote a vision of Scottish aristocratic identity.

Sentimental Journey: The Art of Alfred Jacob Miller

Strong, Lisa

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The World Outside: Louise Nevelson at Midcentury

Charles M. Russell Watercolors, 1887-1926 Limited Edition

Charles M. Russell Watercolors, 1887-1926 Collector's Edition

Sentimental Journey: The Art of Alfred Jacob Miller