Frederic Church : a painter's pilgrimage / Kenneth John Myers [and three others].

A beautiful overview of fascinating paintings of the classical world and the Holy Land by a beloved American artist Frederic Church (1826-1900), one of the leading painters of 19th-century America and the Hudson River School, also journeyed around the globe to find fresh inspiration for his highly d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Myers, Kenneth, 1955- (Author)
Corporate Authors: Detroit Institute of Arts (Organizer, Host institution)
Reynolda House Museum of American Art (Host institution)
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (Host institution)
Language:English
Published: Detroit : Detroit Institute of Arts, [2017]
Subjects:
Church, Frederic Edwin, > 1826-1900 > Exhibitions.
Church, Frederic Edwin, > 1826-1900.
Middle East > In art > Exhibitions.
Athens (Greece) > In art > Exhibitions.
Rome (Italy) > In art > Exhibitions.
Greece > Athens.
Italy > Rome.
Middle East.
Exhibition catalogs.
Genre:
Exhibitions.
In art
Exhibition catalogs.
Physical Description:228 pages : color illustrations ; 27 x 29 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • To the Holy Land and Back : "The Land of Sacred Romance" / Gerald L. Carr
  • Frederic Church and Christianity : "Evangel in Art" / Kenneth John Myers
  • Frederic Church and Classicism : "A Finer Perception of the Beautiful" / Gerald L. Carr
  • Church's Parthenon : "The Finest Edifice on the Finest Site in the World" / Kevin J. Avery
  • Olana : A Persian-Style Home : "For the Enjoyment of Fine Architecture" / Mercedes Volait.