American Portrait Miniatures

Author : Robin Jaffee Frank
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300087246
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Love and Loss written by Robin Jaffee Frank and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Most often, portrait miniatures were painted in watercolor on thin disks of ivory. They were sometimes worn as jewelry, sometimes framed to be viewed privately. Many were painted by specialists, although renowned easel artists - including Benjamin West, John Singleton Copley, and Charles Willson Peale - also created them to commemorate births, engagements, marriages, deaths, and other joinings or separations. The book traces the development of this exquisite art form, revealing the close ties between the history of the miniature and the history of American private life."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Cincinnati Art Museum
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300115806
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Perfect Likeness written by Cincinnati Art Museum and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diminutive marvels of artistry and fine craftsmanship, portrait miniatures reveal a wealth of information within their small frames. They can tell tales of cultural history and biography, of people and their passions, of evolving tastes in jewelry, fashion, hairstyles, and the decorative arts. Unlike many other genres, miniatures have a tradition in which amateurs and professionals have operated in parallel and women artists have flourished as professionals. This richly illustrated book presents approximately 180 portrait miniatures selected from the holdings of the Cincinnati Art Museum, the largest and most diverse collection of its kind in North America. The book stresses the continuity of stylistic tradition across Europe and America as well as the vitality of the portrait miniature format through more than four centuries. A detailed catalogue entry, as well as a concise artist biography, appears for each object. Essays examine various aspects of miniature painting, of the depiction of costume in miniatures, and of the allied art of hair work.

Author : Dale T. Johnson
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 0870995979
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Portrait Miniatures in the Manney Collection written by Dale T. Johnson and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1990 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 1588393577
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Portrait Miniatures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2010 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Worcester Art Museum
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Portrait Miniatures written by Worcester Art Museum and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Cory Korkow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781935294207
Total Pages : 87 pages
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Download or read book Disembodied written by Cory Korkow and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the finest collections in North America, the CMA’s miniatures span six centuries, bridge eight European countries as well as America, and number nearly 170 objects. These intimate portraits were exchanged by friends, lovers, and family members as tokens of affection and often commissioned on occasions of departure, marriage, or death. Delicate paintings in watercolor on ivory and vellum or enamel, they might function as relics incorporating human hair, can be set in elaborate boxes or simple frames, and were worn on the body or tucked away in a pocket. This exhibition reawakens the spirit of these works, which are removed by hundreds of years from the hands into which they were originally placed.0Exhibited in its entirety for the first time in over half a century, the stunning collection is presented from a fresh perspective and features more than a dozen new acquisitions. For 600 years, miniature painters were deeply engaged with issues of death, likeness, memory, identity, privacy, and body-centered scale. The exhibition includes works by five prominent contemporary artists - Janine Antoni, Luis González-Palma, Tony Oursler, Dario Robleto, and Hiroshi Sugimoto - who are invested in exploring these same themes today. The contemporary works are placed in an unprecedented, intimate dialogue with the portrait miniatures, revealing new relationships and uncovering hidden secrets.0Exhibition: The Cleveland Museum of Art, USA (10.11.2013-16.2.2014).

Author : Cory Korkow
Publisher : Giles
ISBN 13 : 9781907804236
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Portrait Miniatures written by Cory Korkow and published by Giles. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sumptuously illustrated new catalog on British portrait miniatures, all from the world-renowned collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Author : Theodore Bolton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early American Portrait Painters in Miniature written by Theodore Bolton and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Wes Siegrist
Publisher : Wes Siegrist
ISBN 13 : 0982127839
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Masters of Miniature Art in America written by Wes Siegrist and published by Wes Siegrist. This book was released on 2010-10-15 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 271 pages
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Download or read book American Portrait Miniatures in the Manney Collection written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: