American Painters on Technique: 1860-1945 (Getty Publications –) - Hardcover

Mayer, .

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1606061356 ISBN 13: 9781606061350

Publisher: Getty Publications, 2013

Synopsis

This is an insightful survey on the materials and techniques of American artistis, from 1860 to 1945. This second volume in the American Painter's on Technique series is the first overview of an important but largely unknown aspect of American art from 1860 to 1945. The study is based primarily on firsthand descriptions of the materials and techniques that artists used to make paintings. The book is into two parts: 1860 to 1910 and 1910 to 1945. Between 1860 and 1910, the predominant theme is the increased number of Americans who traveled to Europe for instruction, resulting in an explosion of transplanted techniques. The period 1910 to 1945, was marked by a fundamental change in the attitudes of painters toward their materials. An epilogue summarizes the lessons American painters' experiences over 250 years can hold for contemporary artists interested in the long-term preservation of their paintings.

About this title

Review:

"In keeping with their impressive achievement in a preceding book on the subject . . . authors Mayer and Myers (both experienced conservators) maintain a high level of scholarship. . . . Well-written and accessible."---Choice

"Engaging. . . . Highly recommended."--Art Libraries Society of North America

"A comprehensive overview of how painters used paint. . . . A wealth of information about the subject will be at your fingertips with this book."--Maine Antique Digest

"Mayer and Myers present an important ground-breaking compilation for all students of American painting, and indeed, of European painting."--The Burlington Magazine

About the Author:

Lance Mayer and Gay Myers work at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum in New London, Connecticut, and as independent conservators.

About this edition

• Publisher: Getty Publications
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1606061356
• ISBN 13: 9781606061350
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 276