1st Edition
Mobility and Identity in US Genre Painting Painting at the Threshold
By Lacey Baradel
Copyright 2021
178 Pages
32 Color & 34 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
178 Pages
32 Color & 34 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
178 Pages
32 Color & 34 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines the portrayal of themes of boundary crossing, itinerancy, relocation, and displacement in US genre paintings during the second half of the long nineteenth century (c. 1860–1910).
Through four diachronic case studies, the book reveals how the high-stakes politics of mobility and identity during this period informed the production and reception of works of art by Eastman... Read more
Introduction 1. Mobility and Containment in Eastman Johnson’s Genre Paintings 2. Mapping Enoch Wood Perry’s Genre Scenes 3. Crossing Thresholds in Thomas Hovenden’s Breaking Home Ties 4. Dislocation and Connection in John Sloan’s Scenes of Urban Transport Conclusion
Biography
Lacey Baradel is a historian of the art of the United States. She has taught at the University of Washington, Seattle, and at Vassar College.
