Paris 1889 American Artists at the Universal Exposition [Hardcover]

Annette Blaugrund (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Americans contributed 336 paintings to Paris's great world's fair, the Universal Exposition of 1889 that marked the centennial of the French Revolution. Ninety of these pictures have been tracked down and can be seen in a traveling exhibition. Although many of the U.S. contributions featured traditional works in such categories as city scenes, religious studies and landscapes, this delightful catalogue includes essays on each artist and reveals that the American paintings were not merely derivative of French art, as contemporaneous critics charged. Otto Bacher's view of rural Ohio life in the 1880s is almost photographic. Elihu Vedder's ornate fantasies give a symbolist reading of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Charles H. Davis's poetic, tonalist Valley is tinged with mystery and reverie. John Singer Sargent, Thomas Eakins, William Merritt Chase and George Inness also make an impressive showing.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Harry N Abrams; 1St Edition edition (November 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810937034
• ISBN-13: 978-0810937031
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #802,911 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Annette Blaugrund, an art historian, former curator and museum director, has written six books and contributed seven chapters to other books about American art and artists, in addition to writing 29 aticles. The National Academy Museum where she worked as director for eleven years (1997-2007) honored her with a Lifetime Achievement Award (2008). She was designated a Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government in 1992, among other honors. Currently, she sits on several philanthropic boards, juries art competitions, and writes essays for magazines and catalogues. She holds a Ph.D. in art history from Columbia University (1987) where for six years she taught American art and culture (1996-2001), sits on the Advisory Council of the Department of Art and Archeology, and teaches a mentoring class. Currently she gives lectures across the US about her latest book, Dispensing Beauty in NY and Beyond: The Triumphs and Tragedies of Harriet Hubbard Ayer.