American Watercolors, 1880-1990

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American Watercolors, 1880-1990 explores a century of innovation in American watercolor painting, drawing from the Harvard Art Museums' esteemed collection. The book highlights the medium's evolution from the post-Civil War period into the late twentieth century, showcasing works by masters like Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, and James Abbott McNeill Whistler, alongside unexpected contributions from artists such as Zelda Fitzgerald and Claes Oldenburg. Engaging essays and detailed analyses illuminate the unique qualities of watercolor and its role as a platform for creative experimentation and perception.
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This volume is ideal for art enthusiasts, historians, and students eager to deepen their understanding of American art and the distinctive medium of watercolor. It also appeals to readers interested in the Harvard Art Museums' collections and those seeking thoughtful reflections on artistic process and innovation.

A celebration of the diverse world of American watercolors from the late nineteenth through the twentieth century, featuring works from the Harvard Art Museums’ collection

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American Watercolors, 1880-1990 is a celebration of the diverse world of American watercolors from the late nineteenth through the twentieth century, featuring works from the Harvard Art Museums’ collection.

Watercolor holds a special place in the history of American art. For generations of artists, the medium has provided a space for innovation and experimentation, allowing practitioners to let their imagination loose and to reflect on process and perception. Its rise to the status of fine art in the decades following the Civil War is well documented, yet its continued role as a testing ground and means of generating new ideas throughout the twentieth century has received comparatively less attention.

This volume considers continuity and change in the American watercolor tradition over a century of production through the lens of the Harvard Art Museums’ collection. Works by well-known watercolorists such as Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, and James Abbott McNeill Whistler are included, as well as surprising additions from Zelda Fitzgerald, Alexander Calder, Claes Oldenburg, and many others. In the spirit of the medium, the authors take a fluid and open-ended approach to the topic, offering both personal and scholarly reflections that invite readers to ponder the influence of these works on their own experience of the world. In addition to contextual essays, there are close readings of singular works and examinations of the unique material characteristics of the watercolor medium.

Distributed for the Harvard Art Museums

Exhibition Schedule:

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA
(May 20–August 13, 2023)

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300269703

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 August 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Harvard University Art Museums,U.S.

Illustration: 154 color illus.

Contributors:

Edited by Joachim Homann
Contributions by Penley Knipe
Edited by Miriam Stewart
Edited by Miriam Stewart
Contributions by Horace D. Ballard
Edited by Joachim Homann
Edited by Margaret Morgan Grasselli
Edited by Miriam Stewart
Contributions by Elisa Germán
Contributions by Penley Knipe
Contributions by Richard Tuttle

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 241.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 184

Collections

Arts & Culture Arts and Crafts Non-Fiction

About the Author

Joachim Homann is the Maida and George Abrams Curator of Drawings, Margaret Morgan Grasselli is a visiting senior scholar for drawings, and Miriam Stewart is curator of the collection for the Division of European and American Art, all at the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA.