Painters of a New Century: The Eight and American Art (English and English Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (711 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0944110088 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
KBM said The Eight Rebels. The Eight are eight artists who changed the art world. They include Arthur Davies, William Glackens, Robert Henri, Ernest Lawson, George Luks, Maurice Prendergast, Everett Shinn, and John Sloan.Prior to 1908, it was difficult for artists to become known without a membership in the National Academy of Design. When Arthur B. Davies' and Ernest Laws. " This is a wonderful compilation and research book of each of the individual This is an incredible book. Robert Henri and The Eight had their first exhibition at the Macbeth's commercial gallery in New York City in 1908. To quote a line from the book: "In their art and association, The Eight served as a sensitive barometer to the radical changes occurring in American art and culture during the first years of this century.
Painters of a New Century celebrates the painters of the groundbreaking 1908 exhibition known as "the Eight"—Arthur Davies, William Glackens, Robert Henri, Ernest Lawson, George Luks, Maurice Prendergast, Everett Shin, and John Sloan. According to Milroy, they "transformed the art exhibition into political statement and media event and shifted forever the relationship between the American artist and the American public."Distributed for the Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.