"The first comprehensive book about the Washington, D.C., region's art world, this study features humorous and unique stories about the artists and art districts of one of the U.S.'s most visited cities. Among the city's many firsts are the first modern art museum, the first African-American gallery, and the first art fair. It was also witness to the feminist art movement's beginnings, culminating in the National Museum of Women in the Arts opening. Chapters are arranged by decade beginning with 1900, and highlight trends in portraits and landscapes, galleries and museums, nonprofits,…mehr
"The first comprehensive book about the Washington, D.C., region's art world, this study features humorous and unique stories about the artists and art districts of one of the U.S.'s most visited cities. Among the city's many firsts are the first modern art museum, the first African-American gallery, and the first art fair. It was also witness to the feminist art movement's beginnings, culminating in the National Museum of Women in the Arts opening. Chapters are arranged by decade beginning with 1900, and highlight trends in portraits and landscapes, galleries and museums, nonprofits, cooperatives, art fairs, family stories and the Artomatic experience"--
Brett L. Abrams has written five books about sports, popular culture, and the Washington, D.C. region. He works as an electronic records archivist for the federal government in the nation's capital.
Inhaltsangabe
Table of Contents Preface Introduction: Washington's Innovative Visual Arts Community 1. The 1900s: The Society of Washington Artists' Portraits, Landscapes, and Still Lifes 2. The 1910s: Art as a Family Business 3. The 1920s: The Corcoran's Successful-to-Failed Expansion 4. The 1920s Again: The Phillips, Continuity of Art 5. The 1930s: Little Galleries and Intimate Bookstores 6. The 1940s: The Cross-Pollinators, Franz Bader and Barnett-Aden 7. The 1950s: The Workshop Center of the Arts Between pages 106 and 107 are 12 color plates containing 19 photographs 8. The 1960s: "The P Street Strip" 9. The 1970s: The Cooperatives and Entertainment Places in D.C. 10. The 1980s: The Seventh Street Promise 11. The 1990s: Two Gallery Clusters and Several Regional Nonprofits 12. The 2000s: Art-O-Matic and Democratic Art 13. The 2010s: The Triumph of the Art Fairs 14. The 2020s: Federal City Art Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface Introduction: Washington's Innovative Visual Arts Community 1. The 1900s: The Society of Washington Artists' Portraits, Landscapes, and Still Lifes 2. The 1910s: Art as a Family Business 3. The 1920s: The Corcoran's Successful-to-Failed Expansion 4. The 1920s Again: The Phillips, Continuity of Art 5. The 1930s: Little Galleries and Intimate Bookstores 6. The 1940s: The Cross-Pollinators, Franz Bader and Barnett-Aden 7. The 1950s: The Workshop Center of the Arts Between pages 106 and 107 are 12 color plates containing 19 photographs 8. The 1960s: "The P Street Strip" 9. The 1970s: The Cooperatives and Entertainment Places in D.C. 10. The 1980s: The Seventh Street Promise 11. The 1990s: Two Gallery Clusters and Several Regional Nonprofits 12. The 2000s: Art-O-Matic and Democratic Art 13. The 2010s: The Triumph of the Art Fairs 14. The 2020s: Federal City Art Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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