{"title":"Wendy N. E. Ikemoto","description":"\u003cp\u003eWendy N. E. Ikemoto’s works delve into the rich tapestry of visual culture, offering insightful perspectives on art and history. Her writing often explores the nuances of American artistic traditions, with a particular focus on distinctive forms such as antebellum pendant paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a thoughtful blend of cultural analysis and historical context, making her books a valuable resource for anyone interested in the intersections of art, society, and identity. Her approach lends a deeper appreciation of the cultural significance behind the visual artefacts she examines.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"antebellum-american-pendant-paintings-by-wendy-n-e-ikemoto-9781032179087","title":"Antebellum American Pendant Paintings","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAntebellum American Pendant Paintings: New Ways of Looking\u003c\/em\u003e marks the first sustained study of pendant paintings: discrete images designed as a pair. It opens with a broad overview that anchors the form in the medieval diptych, religious history, and aesthetic theory and explores its cultural and historical resonance in the 19th-century United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThree case studies examine how antebellum American artists used the pendant format in ways revelatory of their historical moment and the aesthetic and cultural developments in which they partook. The case studies on John Quidor’s \u003cem\u003eRip Van Winkle and His Companions at the Inn Door of Nicholas Vedder\u003c\/em\u003e (1839) and \u003cem\u003eThe Return of Rip Van Winkle\u003c\/em\u003e (1849) and Thomas Cole’s \u003cem\u003eDeparture\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eReturn\u003c\/em\u003e (1837) shed new light on canonical antebellum American artists and their practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe chapter on Titian Ramsay Peale’s \u003cem\u003eKilauea by Day\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eKilauea by Night\u003c\/em\u003e (1842) presents new material that pushes the geographical boundaries of American art studies toward the Pacific Rim. The book contributes to American art history the study of a characteristic but as yet overlooked format and models for the discipline a new and productive framework of analysis focused on the fundamental yet complex way images work back and forth with one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605002141932,"sku":"9781032179087","price":102.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781032179087-antebellum-american-pendant-paintings.jpg?v=1778119620"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/wendy-n-e-ikemoto.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}