| Description |
ix, 346 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Series |
A Simpson book in the humanities |
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Simpson, imprint in humanities.
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| Contents |
Introduction : a place where great souls mingle -- 1. A new Eden : Jules Tavernier and the beginning of Monterey's art colony -- 2. Listening to the Earth : William Keith and George Inness -- 3. Evening meditations : Charles Rollo Peters and the mystery of Monterey -- 4. Pacific Parnassus : Arthur and Lucia Mathews's Arcadia by the sea -- 5. An atmosphere of nostalgia : Evelyn McCormick and the "adobe painters" -- 6. Manufacturing dreams : Francis McComas and California "reductivism" -- 7. Eternal spirit : Gottardo Piazzoni and the reverence for land and sea -- 8. Altars of an undiscovered shore : Arnold Genthe and the colony at Carmel-by-the-sea -- Conclusion : a fabulous dawn darkened -- Biographies |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
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"Simpson, imprint in humanities"--Prelim. p |
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Catalog of an exhibition held at the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, and three other museums between Feb. 1, 2006 and Apr. 29, 2007 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-338) and index |
| Subject |
Landscape painting, American -- 19th century -- Exhibitions.
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Landscape painting, American -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
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Artist colonies -- California -- Monterey Peninsula -- Exhibitions.
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| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs.
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| Author |
Crocker Art Museum.
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| LC no. |
2005031552 |
| ISBN |
0520247361 hardback |
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0520247396 paperback |
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