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Strangely Gifted
David Gilmour Blythe (1815-1865), painter, poet, artisan and social critic, was a true American original. At a time when Victorian-era sentimentality ruled the upper classes of society, Blythe's unique gaze captured the foibles of his environment with and irreverence. His offbeat artistic vision was singular then as now and he is widely recognized as a leading 19th century American painter. His works reside in many of this country's leading art museums and private collections. While Blythe is primarily famous for his genre paintings, his poetry is an important accomplishment in 19th century American literature that deserves a far greater degree of recognition than it has previously received ... (from the Publisher).
Seeing High and Low
Publisher Description
Artists in Ohio, 1787-1900
A three-volume guide to the early art and artists of Ohio. It includes coverage of fine art, photography, ornamental penmanship, tombstone carving, china painting, illustrating, cartooning and the execution of panoramas and theatrical scenery.
Young America
A delightful look at how nineteenth-century American artists portrayed children and childhood
Righteous Armies, Holy Cause
"Terrie Aamodt's writing is followed by an appendix with numerous primary documents, including selections by E.P. Worth, Herman Melville, James R. Randall, Julia Ward Howe, and Harry Flash. Aamodt clearly demonstrates the significance of religious belief in the minds and hearts of those who lived during the Civil War."--BOOK JACKET.
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation is the most important document of arguably the greatest president in U.S. history. Now, Edna Greene Medford, Frank J. Williams, and Harold Holzer -- eminent experts in their fields -- remember, analyze, and interpret the Emancipation Proclamation in three distinct respects: the influence of and impact upon African Americans; the legal, political, and military exigencies; and the role pictorial images played in establishing the document in public memory. The result is a carefully balanced yet provocative study that views the proclamation and its author from the perspective of fellow Republicans, antiwar Democrats, the press, the military, the enslaved, free black...
Playing It Straight
Outgrowth of the author's thesis (Yale University, 2007) under the title: The plague of jocularity: contesting humor in American art and culture, 1863-1893.
